Are Teachers Obliged to Tell Parents Their Child Might Be Trans? Courts May Soon Decide.

The article reports on the state and federal lawsuits filed across the U.S. concerning the obligation of teachers to inform parents if students confide or show signs of struggling with gender identity or transgender behavior. Issues discussed are parents' consent to the gender identity and social transition of a student at school, case law on transgender students, privacy rights and transgender people's rights, and parental rights to movement in education.