The Redlands school board on Tuesday night, July 8, delayed a vote on a controversial parent notification policy because state officials are reviewing the proposal.
The proposed policy would require schools to notify parents within three days if their child changes their official or unofficial record, including preferred names or pronouns.
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At the beginning of the meeting, Redlands Unified School District Superintendent Juan Cabral said the proposal was pulled off the agenda because the district is waiting for a decision by the state.
The district is being monitored by the state following a ruling that the school district mishandled several sex abuse cases.
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Redlands school board members listen Tuesday, July 8, 2025, to a speaker as trustees considered policies to ban most flags and to make it easier to remove inappropriate books from shelves. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Redlands school board members listen Tuesday, July 8, 2025, to a speaker as trustees considered policies to ban most flags and to make it easier to remove inappropriate books from shelves. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Because of that, “the Office of the Attorney General monitors the District’s compliance with all state and federal laws as it specifically relates to the judgment,” spokesperson Christine Stephens wrote in a Tuesday email.
The district reached out to the Attorney General’s office to ensure the parent notification policy does not conflict with current regulations, Stephens said.
“In an abundance of precaution, the board opted to pull the proposals pending feedback” from the state, she wrote.
The proposal that appeared in the Redlands school board’s agenda is similar to those passed in the Temecula Valley and Chino Valley school districts.
Parent notification policies took off in Southern California in 2023 with Chino Valley being the first. Several districts were taken to court over the rule, which advocates for the LGBTQ+ community contend is a veiled effort to out transgender students to unsupportive families. For example, the Temecula school board rescinded its original policy but last month agreed to send automated notification messages to parents under a revised policy.
Previously, Chino Valley revised its policy to comply with a court ruling that concluded two parts of the policy were unconstitutional.
The Chino Valley Unified School District’s original policy required schools to inform parents if a child moved to change their pronouns, preferred name or look into gender-affirming sports or facilities.
The policy under discussion in Redlands would require schools to inform parents if their student asks to change their official or unofficial record.
Under Redlands’ proposal, a parent could choose to receive notifications if their child changes their school record, including a change in pronouns.
Redlands parents would receive a form at the beginning of the school year. District employees would be required to notify parents within three days of a staff member being told that a student requests a change in their record.
Staff members would then have to notify the principal, who would meet with the student to discuss the change. The student would be told that a parent would be notified.
