In a landmark case, the Spreckels Union School District in Salinas, California, has agreed to a $100,000 settlement with a mother and her daughter, who accused staff at Buena Vista Middle School of secretly guiding the 11-year-old girl to transition to a male identity.
A report from Parents Defending Education found that at least 1,040 school districts in the United States have policies requiring educators to keep students' gender identities from parents.