{"id":2000644,"date":"2023-08-14T22:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-southern-california-school-district-to-inform-parents-of-childs-gender-status\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T22:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:12:26","slug":"another-southern-california-school-district-to-inform-parents-of-childs-gender-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-southern-california-school-district-to-inform-parents-of-childs-gender-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern California school district to notify parents about child&#8217;s gender status."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanother-southern-california-school-district-to-inform-parents-of-childs-gender-status%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000644&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Murrieta Valley\u200b Unified Schools\u2063 to \u200dNotify\u2064 Parents of\u2063 Transgender Identification<\/h2>\n<p>Murrieta Valley Unified schools have\u200d implemented a new policy that requires parents to be notified if their child wishes \u2064to identify as transgender. The policy was approved by the district&#8217;s board after a heated community debate during an August 10th meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The board voted 3-2 \u200din favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/simbli.eboardsolutions.com\/meetings\/TempFolder\/Meetings\/Chino%20Valley%20USD%20BP%205020.1%20Parental%20Notification_566847pa4nvrdlzvhsusnh5ikh4fu4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the policy<\/a>, with trustees Paul\u200d Diffley, \u2063Nick Pardue, and \u2064Julie Vandegrift supporting\u200b it, while trustees Nancy Young and Linda\u2062 Lunn dissented.<\/p>\n<p>Under this new rule, schools must provide written notification to parents\u2063 within three days \u2064if their child\u2062 identifies \u200das transgender, is involved in violence, or expresses thoughts of suicide. The policy is modeled after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-school-district-votes-to-inform-parents-of-childs-gender-status-state-superintendent-escorted-out-of-meeting-5415719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">similar one<\/a> recently enacted by the Chino Valley Unified\u2063 School District.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/teachers-union-files-employment-complaint-against-california-school-district-over-transgender-student-notification-policy-5460787\">Teachers\u2019 Union Files Complaint Against California School District Over Transgender Student Policy<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">8\/11\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-school-district-votes-to-inform-parents-of-childs-gender-status-state-superintendent-escorted-out-of-meeting-5415719\">California School District Votes to \u200dInform \u200dParents of Child&#8217;s Gender Status, \u2064State Superintendent Escorted out\u200c of Meeting<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">7\/21\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition \u2064to transgender identification, parents will\u200c also be notified if \u2064their child requests to use names, pronouns, athletic programs, bathrooms, or\u2062 locker \u2062rooms\u200d that do not align with their biological\u200d sex or gender.\u200d Any requests to change\u2062 information in school records\u200d must also be communicated to parents.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to concerns about the policy being too \u2063broad, the board included a provision allowing for modifications in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the vote, trustee Nick Pardue, who \u2062introduced the \u2063policy alongside Paul Diffley, emphasized\u200b the importance\u2064 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-to-become-the-nations-gold-standard-for-school-choice-passing-universal-bill-for-one-million-students\/\" title=\"Arizona To Become The Nation\u2019s \u2018Gold Standard For School Choice,\u2019 Passing Universal Bill For One Million Students\u00a0\u00a0\">supporting parental rights<\/a>. He stated, &#8220;The stakes\u200d are really, really high. We have young kids who are flirting with these\u200d different ideations about what their gender is at a very young age&#8230;and I \u2064think parents \u2063are very, very concerned about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 trustee Linda Lunn expressed her belief that passing \u200cthe policy would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-southern-california-school-district-to-inform-parents-of-childs-gender-status\/\" title=\"Southern California school district to notify parents about child's gender status.\">make students\u200b feel unsafe<\/a> in schools. Trustee Nancy Young agreed,\u2064 expressing concerns about &#8220;outing&#8221;\u200c transgender students\u2063 to unsupportive parents and the potential risks to their safety.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting drew a crowd of \u2064over 150\u2063 parents, teachers,\u200c and community members, all with differing opinions on the issue. \u200dThose opposing the policy echoed\u200c the concerns raised by Trustee Young, emphasizing that it could make LGBT students feel unseen and undervalued.<\/p>\n<p>State Superintendent of Public \u2064Instruction \u2064Tony Thurmond and State\u200b Attorney General \u2063Rob \u2064Bonta also weighed \u2063in on the\u2063 policy.\u200d Superintendent Thurmond \u200drequested the board\u200c to withdraw the proposal in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lara_korte\/status\/1689802733803704321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>, while Attorney General Bonta\u200d denounced the district&#8217;s \u2064policy in a <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/news\/press-releases\/attorney-general-bonta-denounces-murrieta-valley-school-board%E2%80%99s-forced-outing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Chino Valley Unified\u200d School Board\u2062 President\u200c Sonja \u200cShaw speaks in support of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-union-files-complaint-against-california-school-district-over-transgender-student-policy\/\" title=\"Teachers' Union files complaint against CA school district over transgender policy.\">parental rights policy proposal<\/a> at a press conference in Chino, Calif., on June 15, 2023.\u2062 (California Family Council\/Screenshot via\u200d The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Supporters of the policy argued that parents have the right to \u200cknow important details about their child&#8217;s life. One parent stated \u2063during public comment, \u2064&#8221;The parents have the final responsibility for\u2014and the greatest stake in\u2014their children&#8217;s upbringing.&#8221;\u2062 Another parent referred to the policy as\u200d a &#8220;safeguard \u2062to our right to parent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Chloe Cole, a 19-year-old detransitioner\u2064 and activist from Northern California, shared her personal experience with gender dysphoria. She transitioned\u2062 from a girl to a \u200bboy \u200cbetween the \u200cages of 12\u2062 and \u206316 but later decided to de-transition and live as \u200ba female. Ms. Cole \u200bemphasized that while gender cannot be \u2064changed, there is an infinite range of personalities, and her experience may have been \u2064a harmless part of her journey.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Chloe Cole speaks \u2063at an Assembly committee hearing for Senate Bill\u2062 107 \u2063in Sacramento on\u2062 June 28, 2022. (Screenshot via California State Senate)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u2063 implementation \u200bof this policy\u2064 has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-riots-dragged-democrats-down-in-2020-data-shows-but-peaceful-protests-helped-them\/\" title=\"BLM Riots Dragged Democrats Down In 2020, Data Shows \u2014 But Peaceful Protests Helped Them\">sparked intense debate<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-bachelor-star-responds-to-shows-racism-allegations\/\" title=\"\u2018The Bachelor\u2019 Star Responds To Show\u2019s Racism Allegations\">raised important questions<\/a> about parental\u200c rights, student safety, and\u200b the well-being of transgender students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Murrieta Valley Unified schools will now inform parents if their child wants to identify as transgender, following a contentious community discussion. The district&#8217;s board approved the policy with a 3-2 vote, with trustees Diffley, Pardue, and Vandegrift in favor, and trustees Young and [name] opposed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":433,"featured_media":2000645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}