{"id":4271972,"date":"2024-04-24T18:06:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T01:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972///wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972//www.sbsun.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972//?p=4271972&preview=true&preview_id=4271972"},"modified":"2024-04-25T13:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:22:06","slug":"chino-valleys-revised-parent-notification-policy-targeted-by-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972///wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972//www.sbsun.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972//2024/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972//04/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972//24/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972//chino-valleys-revised-parent-notification-policy-targeted-by-attorney-general/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972//","title":{"rendered":"Chino Valley Unified/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u2019s parent notification policy targeted by California attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"

The state attorney general’s office is going to court to stop the Chino Valley Unified School District and other districts from enforcing/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u00a0a parent notification policy/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u00a0in the future./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

On Wednesday, April 24, the office filed a motion asking the court to make a final decision in its lawsuit against the district’s original parent notification policy and is trying to block the district and other schools from enacting such a parent notification policy in the future./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

“Today/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u2019s motion seeks to ensure no child becomes a target again by blocking Chino Valley Unified from ever adopting another forced outing policy,” California State Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a news release./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

The motion filed Wednesday targets the original policy adopted by the Chino Valley Unified board in July. The policy/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u00a0would have/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u00a0required schools to notify parents/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u00a0if students requested to change their name or pronouns, sought access to facilities or sports programs that did not align with the gender on their birth certificates or asked to change their school records./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

The district revised its parent notification policy March 7 in an effort to address some of the court’s concerns, Jacob Huebert, president of the Liberty Justice Center, which is representing the school district, said in a Wednesday email./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

In October,/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u00a0San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Michael Sachs/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u00a0granted a preliminary injunction/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u00a0requested by Bonta, preventing the district from implementing portions of the policy./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

The main difference between the original and revised policies is that the updated policy removes any mention of gender, making it apply to the entire student body. The latest version states that schools must notify parents or guardians if students change their official or unofficial record in anyway, participate in extracurricular activities, or are involved in a case of bullying or possible suicide./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

The suit is calling for a final decision from the court to prevent the district from enacting its revised policy./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

“Accordingly, the People ask this Court to issue final injunctive and declaratory relief to guarantee that the District/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u2019s transgender and gender nonconforming students are protected from discrimination, provide clarity to other schools,” the motion filed Wednesday states./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

“This is not surprising,” Huebert said. “We knew the Attorney General would file this, and we’re already working on our opposition brief.”/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

The motion is attempting to stop a policy that no longer exists, making it moot, Huebert said./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

“The board supports the fundamental rights of parents and guardians to direct the care and upbringing of their children, including the right to be informed of and involved in all aspects of their child/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u2019s education to promote the best outcomes,” Huebert said. “The AG/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u2019s motion here, against a policy that no longer exists, is just more political grandstanding in opposition to parental rights.”/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

He said both versions of the parental notification policy are common sense and constitutional and that a recent ruling in the Temecula Valley Unified School District case reaffirmed that parents’ right to direct their children/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/u2019s upbringing is essential and not negotiable./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n

Our Schools USA, a grassroots nonprofit group focused on quality public education for all students, applauded Bonta for seeking a permanent injunction to the policy./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4271972/n