Gender Notification Policy, CRT Ban at California School District Can Remain During Trial

A judge has allowed a parental notification policy and a ban on critical race theory enacted by the board of education in the Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) to stand during trial in a Feb. 23 ruling. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Eric Keen denied a request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the school board’s directive mandating school personnel inform parents if students change their gender identity. Additionally, the ruling lets stand the prohibition on teaching critical race theory (CRT), an ideology that divides people into oppressors and oppressed based on race. “This is a win for commonsense, parents, and the safety of students,” said Robert Tyler, president of Advocates for Faith & Freedom, a nonprofit law firm. “TVUSD is committed to providing a quality education free from political agendas and free from dishonest and divisive curriculum. This ruling allows TVUSD to continue implementing these sound policies.”...