School districts can provide information only when directed by a court order or lawfully issued subpoena. According to RCW 13.40.480 parents and or guardians must be notified of such actions.

Kennewick is one of the school districts pushing back on OSPI over the directive to allow boys to compete in girls' sports and use girls' bathrooms and locker rooms. “No.

More than one Washington school district has claimed that OSPI is mandating that school districts allow transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports, according to the U.S. Education Department.

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The release cites an OSPI letter of finding sent to the La Center School District, stating that the OSPI is mandating districts to not notify parents of changes in their child's gender identity.

On Wednesday, Reykdal reiterated that belief, arguing OSPI’s guidance to school districts aligns with state law, which has prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender identity since 2006.