EMERGENCY APPEAL: Supreme Court makes BIG decision about what California schools can tell parents

March 3, 2026

From NY Post: The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a law that prevents California schools from telling parents if their child comes out as transgender, after granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.

The order for now blocks a state law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in July 2024 that made California the first state to bar school districts from requiring staff to notify parents of their child’s gender identification.

The ruling also blocks a rule that required teachers to use a student’s preferred pronouns.

The emergency appeal came from the conservative legal group Thomas More Society, representing two sets of Catholic parents.

The group argued that the law presents opportunities to mislead parents and secretly facilitates gender transition in minors.

“California’s policy of hiding a child’s gender transition from mom and dad was not only unconstitutional, but it was also dangerous. No school should ever place ideology above a child’s well-being or a parent’s God-given authority. This decision sends a powerful message: the Constitution still protects families, and California schools are not above the law,” California Family Council Vice President Greg Burt told The Post.

Liberal Justices Ketanji Brown, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor dissented.

The Supreme Court blocked enforcement of a California law that discourages educators from telling parents about a student’s sexual orientation or gender identity without the student’s consent, a win for parents who said it violated their freedom of religion.…

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 3, 2026

The US Supreme Court blocked a series of California laws that can limit the sharing of information with parents about the gender identity of transgender public school students without the child’s permission, handing a victory to Christian parents who challenged these protections…

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 3, 2026