“My 11-year-old daughter was in elementary school here at Chico Unified and her elementary school transitioned her from female to male behind my back,” Regino said. “My daughter was distressed and began questioning her sexuality so she decided to reach out to a wellness counselor at her elementary school. The day my daughter shared with her guidance counselor that she felt like a boy, the counselor immediately affirmed this new identity.”
Chico Unified reportedly has “secretive” transgender policies that do not give parents the right to know about conversations involving their child’s gender identity. Regino’s daughter, A.S., told her counselor that she wanted to keep her mother in the loop about “her struggles with her sexual identity,” but the counselor ignored her requests.