"Transgender Youth Face Unsafe Schools Due to 'Forced Outing' Bills"

Transgender students and their families fear that proposed "parental rights" bills could eliminate one of the last remaining safe havens to explore their identities: K-12 public schools. Several proposals would formally allow or require schools to deadname trans students or out them to their parents without consent. While some parents and teachers argue they have a right to know, others warn it could jeopardize the mental health and physical safety of gender-nonconforming children and place educators in the crosshairs.