Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified adopts parental notification policy excluding terms ‘gender identity’ and ‘transgender’

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District adopted a parental notification policy that would not notify parents if their child showed signs of being transgender – but rather if a student posed a “clear and present danger” to themselves or others, the Voice of Orange County reported.

“This is a tool to be able to make sure that our parents are informed about things all the way from disruption of student learning up through extreme situations,” board member Todd Frazier told the Voice of Orange County. “It’s not an outing policy, it’s parent communication.”

While the policy does not contain the words “gender identity” or “transgender,” concerns have already surfaced that the policy will be used to target LGBTQ+ students.

“In other districts, there are similar policies that are used against the LGBTQ community and I feel like we need to further differentiate this policy,” student trustee Aidan Mintzer said. “I am the one that’s most closely related to all the other students. I feel like my opinion does matter.”