California bans school rules requiring parents notification of child's pronoun change
![Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at Don Antonio Lugo High School, in Chino, Calif., in June 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday barring school districts from passing policies that require schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2666+0+0/resize/4000x2666!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2Fc5%2Fb792440b45c89c148d87ea4c6b20%2Fap24197805196421.jpg)
The law, which is the first in the nation, bans school rules requiring school staff to disclose a student's gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child's permission.
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