ACLU Answers Kansas AG Kobach On Trans School Pronoun Policy & Parental Consent

Inevitably . . . This issue will likely come down to a courtroom debate.

This note offers perspective and argumentation from the other side . . .

“Notably absent from Attorney General Kobach's letter to school districts about their policies protecting transgender students is a meaningful legal analysis, so we are glad to provide one.

"Students have a constitutional right to privacy with respect to information about their sexual orientation or gender identity. It is unlawful for school officials to disclose that information. Forced outing of transgender students likely violates federal privacy laws in addition to students' constitutional privacy rights. Denying students the right to use the name and pronouns that affirm their gender identity likely violates Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.

"Quite aside from its brazen disregard for the law or the Constitution, the type of forced outing Attorney General Kobach seeks to impose on school districts and students is cruel, dangerous, and a repudiation of our shared values. "

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

ACLU of Kansas Responds to AG Kris Kobach's Attempt to Pressure Schools into Forcibly Outing Transgender Students

Notably absent from Attorney General Kobach's letter to school districts about their policies protecting transgender students is a meaningful legal analysis, so we are glad to provide one.