Mesa Public Schools Hiding "Gender Affirming Care" From Parents?

About two years ago, controversy erupted in the Mesa Public Schools community over the “Support Plan for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students.” This document allows students asserting a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth to use facilities like restrooms, locker rooms, and showers consistent with their gender identity, without requiring parental consent. Concerns were raised to district leadership about protecting non-transgender students when individuals of the opposite biological sex access these private spaces.