Supreme Court blocks California schools' transgender policy

Main Idea: The Supreme Court temporarily blocked California’s rule limiting when schools can tell parents that a child is transgender, siding with parents who say the policy violates their religious rights.

Key Points:

• The court’s emergency order puts on hold a California law and related school policies while the case continues.
• California said the rules were meant to protect student privacy, especially for children who fear rejection at home.
• The court’s conservative majority sided with the parents, while the three liberal justices dissented.
• Governor Gavin Newsom’s office defended the law as a way to protect student privacy and keep teachers focused on instruction.