Gov. Newsom signs bill banning schools from notifying parents about student gender identity.

Palmdale ,CA.-Gov. Newsom has signed a bill that prohibits mandating that teachers notify families about student gender identity changes,

California becomes first state to ban forced outing of LGBTQ+ students

The SAFETY Act prohibits schools from enforcing policies that forcibly out a student and shields teachers and other school staff from retaliation if they refuse to obey such policies. 

Assembly Bill 1955, which is known as the “SAFETY Act” and was authored by State Asm. Chris Ward (D-San Diego), would prevent schools from requiring teachers to disclose a student’s sexual orientation or changes to their gender identity to parents without the child’s permission.