LGBTQ+ Student Privacy: Policy and Procedure

California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System Update FLASH #158

This communication includes guidance for changing a student’s gender in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data (CALPADS), and guidance for changing a student’s legal name in CALPADS.

The nondiscrimination/harassment administrative regulations from the Lake Tahoe Unified School District and Kern High School District address general privacy rights of transgender and gender non-conforming students.

Sacramento City Unified Board of Education Policy for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students (PDF)
This policy includes a section on student gender identity: Transgender and gender non-conforming students have the right to have their requested name and/or gender marker and/or gender pronoun(s) reflected on all (nonlegal) school physical records and documents (e.g., yearbooks, school IDs, library cards, lunch cards, class rosters, diplomas, other certificates of advancement, etc.) and in after-school programs. Transgender and gender non-conforming students are also able to have their requested name and/or gender marker reflected in the district's electronic Student Information Systems.