evidence: The new law shields teachers from retaliation for supporting transgender student rights and prohibits K-12 "forced disclosure" rules. It comes in response to school board decisions in some red pockets of California to notify parents if their child changes their name or pronouns, or if students request to use facilities or participate in programs that don’t match their gender on official records. [...] The Democratic-controlled state Legislature passed AB 1955 last month after a fiery debate LGBTQ+ Democrats had with Republicans who alleged the policy aimed to drive a wedge between parents and their children and was a governmental overstep. [...] "AB 1955 is an outrageous attempt to keep parents in the dark while schools indoctrinate kids with radical gender ideology," said Harmeet Dhillon, chief executive and founder of the Center for American Liberty.