{"id":273535,"date":"2024-05-22T23:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T06:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/?p=273535"},"modified":"2024-05-23T07:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:04:35","slug":"san-diego-assemblymember-chris-ward-introduces-safety-act-to-protect-students-from-forced-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/education\/2024\/05\/22\/san-diego-assemblymember-chris-ward-introduces-safety-act-to-protect-students-from-forced-outing\/","title":{"rendered":"Assemblymember Ward Introduces SAFETY Act to Protect Students from Forced Outing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Westboro-Baptist-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Westboro-Baptist-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A man joined counter protestors at El Cajon Valley High School supporting the LGBTQ community.\" class=\"wp-image-94061\" style=\"width:868px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Westboro-Baptist-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Westboro-Baptist-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Westboro-Baptist-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Westboro-Baptist-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Westboro-Baptist-1.jpg?resize=320%2C180&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Westboro-Baptist-1-1024x576.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Westboro-Baptist-1-1024x576.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jae Red Rose joined counterprotesters at El Cajon Valley High School supporting the LGBTQ community. Photo by Chris Stone <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A push to out queer, trans, and non-binary  students following a flurry of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/hatewatch\/2021\/04\/26\/far-right-groups-flood-state-legislatures-anti-trans-bills-targeting-children\">far right<\/a> disinformation campaigns about LGBTQ students and teachers has gone largely unchallenged &#8212; until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the COVID-19 pandemic first upended school policies across the country in 2020, extremists and allies of the far right have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cta.org\/educator\/posts\/elections-matter-defending-schools-against-extremists\">leveraged<\/a> uncertainty and fear to take over school boards en masse, including in California. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has contributed to a recent and growing trend of California school boards enacting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/myths-and-facts-battling-disinformation-about-transgender-rights\">forced outing<\/a> policies. Since 2023, more than a dozen school districts have either proposed or passed policies requiring teachers to notify parents if their child identifies as transgender or asks to be identified by different names or pronouns while at school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These policies lead to rises in bullying and discrimination across the board, which have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyyouth\/safe-supportive-environments\/pdf\/lgbtq-school-policies-practices.pdf\">measurable effects<\/a> on the mental health of LGBTQ students.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>San Diego Assemblymember <a href=\"https:\/\/a78.asmdc.org\">Chris Ward<\/a> (D) has introduced the Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today\u2019s Youth Act, also called the SAFETY Act, along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqcaucus.legislature.ca.gov\">California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus<\/a>. Their stated goal is to ensure that all students have a safe and supportive environment to learn, regardless of their identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our students must be safe in order to learn and thrive. <br><br>Today, State Supt. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyThurmond?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TonyThurmond<\/a> announced his support of AB 1955, the SAFETY Act, in a press conference hosted by the LGBTQ+ Caucus. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DtooCuxjmT\">pic.twitter.com\/DtooCuxjmT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CA Department of Education (@CADeptEd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CADeptEd\/status\/1793369611205021820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Teachers should not be the gender police and violate the trust and safety of the students in their classrooms,&#8221;&nbsp;said Ward in a statement about AB 1955.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Parents should be talking to their children, and the decision for a student to come out to their family members should be on their own terms. 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