Since the governor signed a bill that prevents school districts from forcing teachers to tell parents if a student changes their gender, name or pronouns, there’s been a lot of confusion about what the law does and doesn’t do.
The new law: The SAFETY ACT prohibits school districts from passing policies requiring teachers to inform parents if a student is transgender. But it doesn’t forbid teachers from making their own decisions about when sharing a students’ gender identity with parents is necessary.
But how does that work? Voice of San Diego’s Deborah Brennan spoke to the bill’s author, Assemblymember Chris Ward, about how he interprets teachers’ responsibilities.
She also explains what we know about how the law could impact several lawsuits.
In other Capitol news: Brennan also explains in the latest Sacramento Report why Gov. Newsom is turning up the heat on counties to implement a new law that makes it easier to compel people with mental illness or substance addiction into treatment.
Read the Sacramento Report here.
VOSD Podcast: About the Wastewater to Drinking Water Project
ICYMI: Our MacKenzie Elmer unpacked last week what the city of San Diego is hoping to accomplish with its new wastewater-to-drinking water facility. She gets into the history of the project and the science. Read her story here.
On the latest VOSD Podcast episode, social media star Bella Ross explains what she learned on a tour of the facility, and why she’s sad she didn’t get to taste the water.
The pod hosts are joined later in the show by reporter Lisa Halverstadt to talk about the mayor’s mega shelter proposal and the governor’s order to clear homeless encampments. She also has an update on the number of detox beds available in San Diego County to Medi-Cal patients.
Listen to the full episode here or wherever you get your pods.
Extra: Loyal podcast listeners will notice that one of our hosts is back on the show. Our managing editor shares why she was gone on the podcast and in Cup of Chisme. Read more here.
In Other News
- The donations are rolling in to support former San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer’s county supervisor bid. The Union-Tribune reports that he has a half-a-million dollar leg up on Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer. Read more here.
- As more cities in San Diego adopt camping bans, concerns among what this means are high among the region’s homeless population. KPBS spoke to homeless people and service providers about the push to clear encampments.
- Here’s a list of the San Diego athletes competing and winning at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (NBC7)
- A lawsuit filed last week against San Dieguito Union High School District alleges that the district missed “red flags” that a former employee at Diegueño Middle School was molesting a student. (Times of San Diego)
The Morning Report was written by Deborah Brennan and Andrea Lopez-Villafaña. It was edited by Andrea Lopez-Villafaña.