In preliminary ruling, judge backs CUSD policy on privacy

Schools can't out their transgender students, Mendez says in denying injunction
by Leslie Layton and Natalie Hanson | Posted March 14, 2023

Senior U.S. District Judge John Mendez

An effort to force Chico Unified School District (CUSD) staff to obtain “informed consent” from parents before “socially transitioning” a youth who identifies as transgender has stalled in federal court.

A federal judge has denied a request made in the Regino v. Staley lawsuit, filed against CUSD over a gender identity case, that the district be immediately stopped from accomodating any student who identifies with a gender different than what appears on school records without first contacting the parents. read more