Kobach targeting trans students
Kansas high school students, family members and advocates rally for transgender rights Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., after the state’s Attorney General Kris Kobach told school districts that they are required to inform parents when a child socially transitions or identifies as non-binary at school. (John Hanna/Associated Press) Kansas AG tells schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law JOHN HANNA and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ attorney general is telling public schools they’re required to tell parents their children are transgender or nonbinary even if they’re not out at home, despite the fact that Kansas is not among the states with a law that explicitly says to do that.
Republican Kris Kobach’s action was his latest move to restrict transgender rights, following his successful efforts last year to temporarily block Democratic Gov.
Laura Kelly’s administration from changing the listings for sex on transgender people’s birth certificates and driver’s licenses to reflect their gender identities.
It’s also part of a trend of GOP attorneys general asserting their authority in culture war issues without a specific state law.
