California School Pronoun Policy Case Dismissed by Federal Judge

Chino Valley Unified School District v. Newsom, E.D. Cal., No. 2:24-cv-01941, 4/18/25A challenge to a California state law that prevents public schools from telling parents if their child is using a different name or pronouns in the classroom was dismissed, with a federal judge finding the plaintiff school districts and parents lacked standing to sue.

The claims are too speculative, Judge Daniel J. Calabretta of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California said. Allegations that parents object on religious grounds to the policy aren’t enough to show it has injured them or will in the future, ...