Cy-Fair ISD has approved a controversial policy requiring staff members to notify parents if a student requests to change their gender identity at school. Four members of the school board voted in favor of the policy, with one voting against and one abstaining.
Those in favor of the policy emphasize parental rights and the importance of transparency in educational matters. Opponents argue that it will endanger transgender students by outing them to potentially unsupportive parents.
The policy includes provisions that require parental notification, limit access to facilities based on biological sex, restrict sports participation for transgender students, and bans the discussion of gender identity in district materials.