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Apparently the Anti-American Liberals Union seems to think parents should have their rights and authority over their children subverted by the state.
FOXNews.com - ACLU Urges California District to Let Kids Leave School for Medical Treatment Without Parental Consent - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
ACLU Urges California District to Let Kids Leave School for Medical Treatment Without Parental Consent
The ACLU is threatening to sue a California school district after it changed a policy to require teenagers get parental consent to leave campus for confidential medical services.
The Vista Unified School District board voted unanimously Thursday to change its existing policy that allowed students to be excused for confidential appointments — including abortions — without notifying parents, according to the North County Times.
The ACLU of San Diego County and the National Center for Youth Law claim the new policy violates state law, KPBS reported.
According to lawyers, California allows young people to leave school without parental consent to deal with sexual, mental, substance abuse or reproductive health issues, the station reported.
But school trustees say that depends on how the law is interpreted.
Several parents addressed the board saying under no circumstances would they want their children leaving school without their knowledge, especially to seek medical procedures that could include an abortion, the Times reported.
FOXNews.com - ACLU Urges California District to Let Kids Leave School for Medical Treatment Without Parental Consent - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
ACLU Urges California District to Let Kids Leave School for Medical Treatment Without Parental Consent
The ACLU is threatening to sue a California school district after it changed a policy to require teenagers get parental consent to leave campus for confidential medical services.
The Vista Unified School District board voted unanimously Thursday to change its existing policy that allowed students to be excused for confidential appointments — including abortions — without notifying parents, according to the North County Times.
The ACLU of San Diego County and the National Center for Youth Law claim the new policy violates state law, KPBS reported.
According to lawyers, California allows young people to leave school without parental consent to deal with sexual, mental, substance abuse or reproductive health issues, the station reported.
But school trustees say that depends on how the law is interpreted.
Several parents addressed the board saying under no circumstances would they want their children leaving school without their knowledge, especially to seek medical procedures that could include an abortion, the Times reported.