Immediately, the ACLU of San Diego County and the National Center for Youth Law claims the new policy violates state law. According to lawyers, California allows young people to leave school without parental consent to deal with sexual, mental, substance abuse, or reproductive health issues.
School trustees have stated, it depends on how the law is interpreted. Parents who addressed the Board prior to it's decision said, under no circumstances, would they want their children leaving school without their knowledge, especially to seek medical procedures that could include an abortion.
Others expressed concern over students who faced parental abuse. The same old rhetoric is used. Some have stated that the effect of the new policy will be a negative for young adolescents.
Surprise upon surprise. The ACLU said, the school district is opening itself up to laws suits, and the Civil Right's group will consider one if the district keeps the policy. The idea that parents would be detrimental in a child's decision is for the most part unfounded, but exploited. Most young women facing an unplanned pregnancy need the input of their parents. Parents have a right to be involved. A protection for the rare child in a dysfunctional and volatile relationship with their parent has judicial bypass, as an alternative. So whose fooling who?
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