Requiring Fifth-Graders to Read Pro-Gender-Ideology Books to Kindergarten Students (with No Opt Out) May Violate First Amendment

S.D. and S.E. v. Grey ( S.D.'s ) parents sued on their children's behalf.

Judge James Lorenz : The school activity at issue occurred in the context of the buddy program, a weekly class pairing younger and older students.

The school sent parents a weekly newsletter listing the books the students were reading each week .

California law prohibits excluding educational materials due to covering the marginalized groups, mandates that these groups be accurately reflected in educational materials.

The court granted a preliminary injunction ordering that, as "to the Encinitas Union School District elementary school buddy program," "buddy program activities and materials shall not cover gender identity topics covered in health instruction".