California School Board Votes Against Hiring Law Firm to Represent It If Sued by State Over Parent Notification

After defying the state last month with its decision to keep a transgender notification policy in place, Murrieta Valley’s school board voted May 9 to not hire a law firm that represents another local school board facing a lawsuit over a similar policy. The board voted 3–2 against adopting a contract with local law firm Advocates for Faith & Freedom, with trustees in opposition saying it was unnecessary as there was currently no lawsuit against them. In April, the board also voted 3–2 to keep its transgender notification policy—which requires parents to be notified if their child wishes to identify as transgender—in place, defying a state order to reverse it....