LAUSD Drops LGBTQ Training Pledge Within 2 Days of Title VII Challenge
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
LAUSD Drops LGBTQ Training Pledge Within 2 Days of Title VII Challenge
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Summary
LAUSD revised its annual LGBTQ training after Liberty Counsel said teachers had to check a box pledging to “affirm and respect” LGBTQ identities, replacing it with a narrower acknowledgment of district nondiscrimination rules.
The change came 2 days after the legal group sent a June 8 demand letter arguing the wording violated Title VII by forcing educators to choose between their jobs and religious beliefs.
The district still requires 1 hour of online cultural competency training each year for middle and high school teachers under California’s Safe and Supportive Schools Act and its 2023 expansion.
The dispute surfaced as House lawmakers questioned school superintendents from Chicago, San Francisco and Loudoun County over gender policies, student privacy and parental rights in schools.