OH: Schools required to notify parents of student gender identity disclosures
Enacted6/10
Ohio · Ohio HB 8 (2024) · Signed Jan 8, 2025
Impact 6/10
House Bill 8, the Parents' Bill of Rights, requires Ohio public schools to notify parents of any change in a student's counseling, health services, or monitoring related to mental, emotional, or physical well-being, which includes a student's disclosure of a transgender identity. It bars instruction with sexuality content in grades K-3, requires such content to be age appropriate in higher grades, and requires districts to allow religious release time during the school day. It was signed January 8, 2025 and took effect April 9, 2025.
EducationLGBTQ+ChildrenTransgender / nonbinaryStudents
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