“The forced outing policy wrongfully endangers the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of nonconforming students who lack an accepting environment in the classroom and at home,” Bonta claimed.
The rule runs afoul of California constitutional and statutory law, the attorney general said in his statement.
Earlier this month Bonta had announced that his office was opening a civil rights investigation into the school district over the rule. The prosecutor in July had urged the board to refrain from passing the rule.
District spokeswoman Andi Johnston told CNA via e-mail that the district itself “was not notified of yesterday’s lawsuit filing until after media personnel began to report on the situation.”
The Chino district had been cooperating with the district attorney’s office before the filing, Johnston said, including providing “requested documents and records.”
The district prioritizes “provid[ing] all students with a safe and positive educational experience,” Johnston said. The policy, she noted, “protect[s] transgender students and takes their safety extremely seriously.”
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