{"id":2616442,"date":"2026-06-19T18:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-bars-california-from-hiding-student-gender-transitions-from-parents\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T18:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:32:20","slug":"appeals-court-bars-california-from-hiding-student-gender-transitions-from-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-bars-california-from-hiding-student-gender-transitions-from-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court bars California from hiding student gender transitions from parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fappeals-court-bars-california-from-hiding-student-gender-transitions-from-parents%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=2616442&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--><p>A federal appeals court in the Ninth Circuit ruled that a California policy, AB 1955, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-inc-a-running-list-of-corporate-gender-insanity-insulting-women-kids-and-reality\/\" title=\"Transgender Inc.: A Running List Of Corporate Gender Insanity Insulting Women, Kids, And Reality\">prevents school officials<\/a> from informing parents about their children&#8217;s gender transitions at school, is unlawful. The court granted a request from Huntington Beach adn a group of parents too block the policy,citing the Supreme Court\u2019s March decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta, which highlighted parents\u2019 constitutional rights to be involved in their children\u2019s education and mental health decisions. The ruling emphasizes that parents have primary authority over their children&#8217;s upbringing, including access to educational records, and that the California policy infringes on these rights. Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the decision, reaffirming that children belong to their parents, not the state. The case aligns with previous Supreme Court rulings, like Mahmoud v. Taylor, which protected parents\u2019 rights to opt their children out of certain LGBT materials at school. The Supreme Court has yet to decide on cases related to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >secret gender transition policies<\/a> in schools, though it is expected to review a relevant case in the upcoming term.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/appeals-courts\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1537\">appeals court<\/a> sided with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"60\">California<\/a> parents on Friday, finding that a state policy barring school employees from informing parents of their children\u2019s gender transition is unlawful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca9.5d8e355d-b229-4b16-b00f-7552d2f79d4f\/gov.uscourts.ca9.5d8e355d-b229-4b16-b00f-7552d2f79d4f.61.0.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca9.5d8e355d-b229-4b16-b00f-7552d2f79d4f\/gov.uscourts.ca9.5d8e355d-b229-4b16-b00f-7552d2f79d4f.61.0.pdf\">granted<\/a> the city of Huntington Beach and a group of parents a bid to halt the enforcement of AB 1955, a California policy that bars school officials from telling parents about their children\u2019s gender transitions, such as their use of different names and pronouns, at school. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-upholds-texas-ban-on-abortion-procedure\/\" title=\"... Upholds Texas Ban On Abortion Procedure\">appeals court panel<\/a> used the Supreme Court\u2019s March emergency docket ruling in <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4478022\/supreme-court-hands-california-parents-win-over-secret-gender-transition-policy\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4478022\/supreme-court-hands-california-parents-win-over-secret-gender-transition-policy\/\">Mirabelli v. Bonta<\/a><\/em>  to find that the California policy \u201clikely deprives [the parents] of their constitutional rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4611046\/trump-education-department-restructuring\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump orders Education Department to shift key responsibilities out of agency<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4610196\/american-universities-should-serve-americans-first\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>American universities should serve Americans first<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4604851\/virginia-tech-rector-abigail-spanberger-lawsuit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former Virginia Tech rector sues Spanberger for firing him from board<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the March order in <em>Mirabelli<\/em>, the high court ruled 6-3 in favor of blocking a similar policy by invoking its 2025 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4478022\/supreme-court-hands-california-parents-win-over-secret-gender-transition-policy\/\">ruling<\/a> in <em>Mahmoud v. Taylor<\/em>, which upheld parents\u2019 rights to opt their children out of LGBT materials at school and found that not permitting such an option violated the free exercise clause of the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnder long-established precedent, parents\u2014not the State\u2014have primary authority with respect to \u2018the upbringing and education of children,\u2019\u201d the <em>Mirabelli<\/em> ruling reads. \u201cThe right protected by these precedents includes the right not to be shut out of participation in decisions regarding their children\u2019s mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-leans-on-supreme-court-in-bid-to-end-migrant-parole\/\" title=\"DOJ leans on Supreme ... in bid to end migrant parole\">appeals court panel included<\/a> U.S. Circuit Judges Daniel Collins, an appointee of President Donald Trump; Kenneth Lee, a Trump appointee; and Lucy Koh, an appointee of former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Education Secretary Linda McMahon celebrated the Ninth Circuit\u2019s Thursday ruling in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EDSecMcMahon\/status\/2068020525981471129\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EDSecMcMahon\/status\/2068020525981471129\">post<\/a> on X Friday, saying the appeals court panel \u201creaffirmed parents\u2019 right to access their child\u2019s education records.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChildren don\u2019t belong to the State \u2014 they belong to parents,\u201d McMahon said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its motion to the appeals court seeking the injunction, the city and a group of parents argued that the <em>Mirabelli<\/em> case illustrated why the California policy should be blocked while the appeal continues. The coalition also argued that the ruling by the Supreme Court should resolve any standing concerns with their lawsuit challenging the Golden State\u2019s policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Challenged Provisions achieve the same effect\u2014their stated purpose\u2014by making it impossible to compel those disclosures, whether by policy, agreement with affected parents, or directive by a school administrator,\u201d the city argued to the appeals court. \u201cIn doing so, the Challenged Provisions here\u2014like the policies in <em>Mirabelli<\/em>\u2014usurp parental authority in favor of state actors.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4544063\/supreme-court-punts-on-school-secret-gender-transition-cases\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4544063\">SUPREME COURT PUNTS ON SCHOOL SECRET GENDER TRANSITION CASES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause such closely similar rights and restrictions are at issue, the Supreme Court\u2019s order in <em>Mirabelli<\/em> provides a roadmap for the proper disposition of this case,\u201d the city\u2019s brief reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Supreme Court is likely to take up a case involving school secret gender transition policies in one of the coming terms, as the issue works its way through federal courts. The high court had two chances to add a case about secret gender transition policies to its argument calendar earlier this year, but <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4544063\/supreme-court-punts-on-school-secret-gender-transition-cases\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4544063\/supreme-court-punts-on-school-secret-gender-transition-cases\/\">punted<\/a> on both cases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Court rules California policy banning parent notifications unlawful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2616443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP23156801201327.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47845,69027,81456,50422],"class_list":["post-2616442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california-law","tag-gender-transition-2","tag-parental-notification-2","tag-student-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP23156801201327.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616442","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616442"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2616446,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616442\/revisions\/2616446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2616443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}