9th Circuit Court Temporarily Blocks Lower Court Forced Outing Ruling In California

California case over trans students' privacy rights heads to appeals court

A long-pending case in California over policies preventing school officials from sharing information about a child’s gender identity with the child’s parents without the consent of the student has moved forward significantly over the past week — with further action likely to come early in the new year.After a federal judge’s ruling last week threatened to upend that state policy, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday issued a…

9th Circuit Court Temporarily Blocks Lower Court Forced Outing Ruling In California

9th Circuit // Ron Coleman // Creative CommonsErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.Last week, a federal judge known for conservative decisions, Judge Roger Benitez, ruled that California must allow schools and teachers to forcibly out transgender students to their parents—a decision that directly threatened to overturn California law protecting student pri…