Voters might get chance to tell schools to notify parents of signs their kid is transgender
By Hannah Metzger | Westword
Days after a new state law began allowing Colorado students to choose their names at school, an effort to require parental notification for such behavior started petitioning for the November ballot.
Initiative 142 would require that public school staff inform parents if they obtain any information that a student is experiencing "gender incongruence," defined as a difference between the student's biological sex and gender identity. If a child uses a different name or pronouns at school — or even if an employee overhears students talking about their gender identity — their parents would have to be notified.
Advocates of the proposed initiative say they started printing petitions last week. They must collect 124,238 signatures by August 5 t...
