Requires schools to excuse pupils from any instruction, lessons, presentations, assemblies, or surveys on transgender concepts upon parental request and provide alternative activities, so less exposure to transgender-related content in schools.
Notwithstanding any other law and upon the written request of a pupil’s parent or guardian, the pupil of a local educational agency shall be excused from participating in all of the following: (1) Any part of a public school’s curricula, instructions, lessons, presentations, or assemblies discussing, involving, or referencing transgender concepts.
Creates a private right of action for violations of parental opt-out rights regarding transgender concepts in schools, allowing lawsuits for damages, equitable relief, and attorney fees.
Notwithstanding any other law, any individual whose rights pursuant to this section have been violated shall have a private right of action against the individual, entity, or local educational agency engaged in violating this section for damages and any equitable relief as the court may determine justified.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds Education Code §51247 to mandate parental opt-out from all school instruction, activities, or surveys referencing a broad list of transgender concepts (including gender identity, gender dysphoria, gender expression, sex as a social construct, etc.), requires alternative activities during such instruction, prohibits penalties for opting out, mandates parental notification, and creates a private right of action for violations. This restricts access to and recognition of transgender-related education and concepts in schools; no other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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