Ban on schools’ gender notification policies heads to Gov. Newsom. Will he sign it?

The battle over trans rights has mostly played out at school boards, but is now erupting in Sacramento as lawmakers seek to limit local authority on the issue.

Following a raucous, emotional hearing last week in the Assembly, legislators sent a bill, AB 1955, to Gov. Gavin Newsom that would stop school districts from notifying parents if a student starts using different pronouns or otherwise identifies as a gender other than what’s on school records.

Newsom has 12 days from receiving a bill to decide whether to sign it...