California school official warns blue states will fight Trumps gender orders: We have to armor up
President Donald Trump has thrown down the gauntlet against progressive gender ideology in public schools since taking office last month, signing a series of executive orders that some say could change the ideological landscape of education across the U.S.But, while conservatives celebrate, one school board leader warns that deep blue states like California are not only prepared, but determined, to fight back.“While I’m excited about what he’s doing, I also know in places like California and Colorado and other states, we have to armor up and fight harder than we ever have because they are going to push more state laws to diminish what Trump is saying and trying to do,” Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) school board President Sonja Shaw said in an interview with Fox News Digital.“I think this is an amazing step forward.But, you’ll see in California our Department of Ed, Tony Thurmond, our state superintendent, [Governor] Newsom, they’re all buckling down and saying they absolutely will not do that.
They’re ‘protecting all students.’ They’re forgetting about the girls that have had injuries on sports teams and have had their opportunities ripped away.”For Shaw, the fight hits close to home.In 2023, state Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against her district over a policy requiring staff to notify parents if their child expresses a “gender identity” different from their biological sex.
The state argued the policy violated students’ privacy rights and that it could potentially harm LGBTQ+ students.Trump’s recent executive orders have taken aim at progressive gender ideology and Title IX changes that occurred during the Biden administration. One Trump executive order signed on the first day of his second term rolled back Biden-era guidance that offered Title IX protection based on gender identity by requiring federal agencies to implement policies based on the biologically-defined understanding of the male and...