HANOVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (1010 WINS) — The Hanover Township Board of Education voted Tuesday to repeal a rule that would have forced teachers to out gay and trans students to their parents.
The rule, which the board approved on May 16, mandated school staff “immediately, fully and accurately” inform a student’s parents of any “circumstances that may have a material impact on the students physical and/or mental health.” Included in the list of circumstances that would warrant parental notification were “sexuality,” “sexual orientation,” “transitioning” and “gender identity or expression.”
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office filed a civil rights complaint the next day to block the policy.
The lawsuit argued the policy violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
The court approved an injunction against the policy while the lawsuit played out, preventing it from going into effect.
Morris County Assigning Judge Stuart Minkowitz asked the school district to rework the policy on May 30, and the board sent a letter Tuesday asking for the case to be dismissed because the district had repealed the rule.
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