Regarding Clovis Unified’s Forced Outing Policy

We have learned that this school year, Clovis Unified replaced their “Gender Affirming Plan,” which acknowledged the harm that may happen to students when they are outed against their will and before they’re ready, with a “Student Site Plan” which requires parental notification and consent. As the policy is written, it forces trans and non-binary students to choose one option: either A) be forcibly outed to parents, or B) forcibly socially destransitioned/deadnamed at school.

The cruelty inherent in this new plan goes further. For students who report to SSP administrators that their guardians may react poorly to the disclosure that they are trans or gender-diverse, the Administrative Guidance around the SSP directs staff to file a report to CPS. It is nearly inevitable that the youth would be outed to the parents during an investigation of this sort, and in the most difficult, abrupt, and invasive way possible. Thus, CUSD would actually create the very scenario of danger that the student feared and had worked to avoid. Clovis punishes the youth for the fear and ignorance of the parents.

Read our open letter which we are sending to all Clovis School Board members and administrators.

Our LGBTQ+ Youth need you to stand up for them. Join us at the Clovis School Board Meeting Wednesday September 20th at 6:30PM at 1680 David E. Cook Way in Clovis. In order to speak in support of our youth, you must arrive early and pre-register to ‘give a presentation’ during the public comments section, per the Clovis School Board rules.

Can’t come this Wednesday? Write the board! Write the administrators! Write the Fresno Bee!

Our colleagues and allies at LGBT Fresno have made it very easy to get your email to the people who need to hear how harmful forced outing is to our community. Visit lgbtfresno.com/CUSD to find out more and send a bulk email to all of them at one time. Use this opportunity to tell your story, to share how you or people you love are impacted by this.

And prepare for a long fight for our youth. If you can’t come this month, show up next month or the month after- until they stop this atrocious policy that harms our LGBTQ+ youth!

FURTHER RESOURCES


How You Can Help/How to be an Ally

LGBTQ+ Youth in General


Good Transfolk Instagram follows to listen to trans voices & learn how to be a better ally


Trans Youth in Specific

Helplines and Hotlines

PFLAG Fresno’s list of Local Fresno Resources