Huntington Beach Sues California Over Transgender Student Privacy Law

The lawsuit challenges a state law that prevents schools from notifying parents about a child's gender identity without the student's consent.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1955 into law in July, which prohibits schools from disclosing a student's gender identity to parents without the student's consent.
Huntington Beach, along with the conservative legal group America First Legal, has filed a lawsuit arguing that the law violates parental rights under the 14th Amendment.
The law aims to protect transgender youth who may feel unsafe or unready to come out to their parents, according to LGBTQ+ advocates.
The lawsuit, which also names the California Attorney General and State Superintendent of Public Instruction as defendants, seeks to have the law declared unconstitutional.
This legal action is part of a broader conflict between conservative groups advocating for parental rights and LGBTQ+ activists seeking to protect student privacy.