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Accountability|United States
A Southern District of California order dated 14 September 2026 approved a $175,000 settlement in S.E. v. Grey, vacated the May 2025 preliminary injunction, and dismissed the case with prejudice — after Encinitas Union School District had already rewritten notice-and-opt-out rules in the shadow of Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Policy Watch|United States
Mahmoud v. Taylor (27 Jun 2025) required notice and opt-outs for Montgomery County’s LGBTQ-inclusive elementary storybooks. A Feb 2026 permanent injunction and reported $1.5M settlement closed the district chapter — the Free Exercise precedent travels.
Accountability|United States
On 2 March 2026 the Supreme Court vacated a Ninth Circuit stay as to parents in Mirabelli v. Bonta — Free Exercise and Due Process parental-rights theories. Emphasize: interim emergency relief, not a final nationwide ban on all student-privacy policies.
Policy Watch|Canada
Education Amendment Act 2024 (Bill 27) took effect 1 Sep 2025: notify parents of gender-related name/pronoun requests; consent under 16; parental opt-in (not opt-out) for explicit gender/sexuality subject matter. Egale/Skipping Stone challenge followed within days. Do not conflate with Bill 26’s gender-care injunction.
Policy Watch|World
Keeping children safe in education 2026 (in force 1 Sep 2026) folds gender-questioning guidance into the statutory safeguarding rulebook. Official consultation response: parents’ views should carry great weight; no standalone guidance pamphlet.
Policy Watch|United States
HB 1557 (2022) restricts classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in early grades and strengthens parental notification on student well-being. The March 2024 Equality Florida settlement left the statute intact while clarifying it is not a ban on ‘saying gay,’ library books, GSAs, or mere discussion.
Policy Watch|Canada
Safe Access to Schools Act (2024) created ~20 m access zones around K–12 schools. SOGI 123 remained a 2024 election flashpoint. In October 2025 Abbotsford trustees defeated a motion for advance parental notice before SOGI resource use.
Accountability|United States
California’s SAFETY Act (AB 1955) still forbids districts from requiring parental disclosure of a pupil’s SOGI without pupil consent. After Mirabelli, the Ninth Circuit (18 Jun 2026) entered a limited injunction covering named parent plaintiffs only — not a statewide strike-down.
Accountability|United States
Short balance piece: Foote v. Ludlow (First Circuit 18 Feb 2025) affirmed dismissal of parents’ Due Process claim over school social transition without notice. SCOTUS denied cert 20 Apr 2026 — leaving a circuit contrast with Mirabelli’s interim parental win.
Accountability|United States
New Hampshire officials called pink “XX” bands “hateful.” The First Circuit called punishing them viewpoint discrimination — and sent the case back.
Accountability|Canada
Benita Pedersen faces days of AHRC hearings over a 2023 flyer opposing a rainbow crosswalk. JCCF is defending; Rebel News is pushing a Scrap Section 3 campaign with a Hwy 2 billboard and a UCP convention petition.
