NJ Judge Blocks Policy Requiring Schools to Inform Parents About Child’s LGBT Identity

The policy would have required parents be notified about anything that could impact a child’s physical or mental health and well-being.

A New Jersey state judge has temporarily blocked a school district policy that would have required schools to inform parents of a child’s professed LGBT identity.

The Hanover Township School Board’s policy would have gone into effect last week and would have required “teachers and staff to notify parents and administrators of any circumstance they become aware of that could impact a student's physical and mental health or social emotional wellbeing,” as News 12 New Jersey reported.

These circumstances included any information pertaining to sexual activity, sexuality, or “gender identity.”

The policy was challenged by LGBT groups and state Attorney General Matthew Platkin subsequently filed a civil rights complaint stating that the policy could lead to discrimination.

The Hanover Board of Education refuted these concerns, denying that the policy would "unlawfully discriminate against students on basis on basis of any protected status."

The policy has been blocked temporarily and will be revisited when both parties state their case on May 30, News 12 noted.