“Judge blocks N.J. schools’ sharply debated policy to notify parents about trans students,”

“Judge blocks N.J. schools’ sharply debated policy to notify parents about trans students,”

 by NJ Advance Media’s Brent Johnson: “A New Jersey judge on Friday has agreed to at least temporarily block three Monmouth County school districts from enforcing controversial new policies requiring parents be notified when students ask for transgender or nonbinary accommodations. Judge David F. Bauman granted a request by the state for a preliminary injunction against the policies until the court case is resolved — the latest development in a matter that has sparked sharp debate across the Garden State in recent months. 

In June, the Middletown Township, Marlboro Township, and Manalapan-Englishtown Regional boards of education adopted or amended policies requiring staff to notify parents when students seek to change their names, be called by new pronouns, or request other accommodations related to gender. State Attorney General Matthew Platkin responded by suing the districts, saying the policies violate state discrimination laws and put gender non-conforming students at risk.”

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN. TWO OR THREE OF THEM, ANYWAY — “Livingston councilwoman will seek open Assembly seat,” by New Jersey Globe’s David Wildstein: “Dr. Rosaura Bagolie, a Livingston councilwoman born in the Dominican Republic, has emerged as the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 27th district, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. If Democratic county committee members approve her selection, Bagolie will join a slate that includes John McKeon (D-West Orange), an eleven-term assemblyman, for State Senate, and Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill (D-Montclair) for Assembly … The hectic, week-long game of political musical chairs leaves the Democratic ticket as it began: white Irish American men for Senate and Assembly, and a Latina Assembly candidate in a district that is 22% Hispanic.”