00:02The Supreme Court has blocked a California law that would have prevented schools from
00:07automatically notifying parents if a student changes their gender identity or pronouns at
00:12school. In a 6-3 decision Monday, the court sided with parents challenging the law. The measure
00:19barred schools from adopting automatic parental notification policies when students change their
00:24pronouns or gender expression on campus. Challengers argued the law allowed schools to
00:30withhold critical information and facilitate a child's social transition without parental consent.
00:36California officials countered that students have privacy rights, particularly if they fear
00:42rejection or harm at home. The majority ruled that parents' rights under the First Amendment's
00:47Free Exercise Clause were violated and said the parents also raised valid claims under the 14th
00:52amendment. The court split along ideological lines with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan
00:59and Ketanji Brown-Jackson dissenting.
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