Protect your children and your faith in California public schools. Download free legal guides, opt-out forms, and model letters from leading religious liberty organizations.
California law provides important protections for parents who want to shield their children from objectionable content and for teachers whose faith is being challenged by state mandates. These resources, assembled from three nationally recognized legal organizations, give you the practical tools you need to exercise those rights.
The world's largest legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, and parental rights.
A comprehensive guide empowering parents to take an active role in their children's education and protect them from harmful content in public schools.
Download GuideKnow your legal rights to opt your children out of objectionable curriculum and instruction. Includes practical steps and legal references.
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A nonprofit law firm defending religious freedom, parental rights, and the sanctity of life through litigation, education, and public policy.
Learn how NCLP is empowering religious parents nationwide to protect their children from ideological indoctrination in public schools.
Read MoreA ready-to-use model letter that religious parents can submit to their child's school to opt out of religiously undermining instruction.
Download LetterA notification form for parents (religious and non-religious) to be informed if their child expresses gender dysphoria or gender incongruence at school.
Get the FormHow NCLP is helping Christian teachers request religious accommodations and exemptions from California's ideological AB 5 / PRISM training mandates.
Read MoreCalifornia educators subject to AB 5 training can contact NCLP to determine whether they qualify for religious accommodations, including an exemption from training.
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Ready-to-use opt-out forms for California parents to exercise their rights regarding public school curriculum and activities.
Get the FormsA parental notification form related to AB 495, ensuring parents are informed about and can respond to school policies affecting their children.
Download FormA comprehensive overview of the religious rights that students, parents, and families retain in the California public education system.
Read the GuideA practical guide for parents who want to ensure faith-based perspectives are available alongside other materials in school libraries.
Read the GuideEssential information for parents about LGBTQ history curriculum requirements in California schools and your rights to respond.
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Sponsored by Informed Parents of California (IP-CA), a non-profit formed by concerned parents, grandparents, community, and church leaders. Dedicated to protecting parental rights, ensuring transparency between schools and families, and advocating for educational excellence in all 58 California counties. Their OPT-OUT Notice was prepared by a California public interest law firm to ensure full legal compliance.
A legally-compliant OPT-OUT Notice prepared by a California public interest law firm. Download, customize, and submit to your child's school to exercise your parental rights with confidence.
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CFC's investigative reporting and on-the-ground coverage of California's PRISM / AB 5 LGBTQ+ teacher training mandates — including the federal court rulings, state Department of Education cover-ups, and stories of Christian teachers standing firm. Read the complete reporting below.
CFC Webinar explains how parents and teachers can take advantage of recent legal victories that restore parental authority and protect teachers’ freedom of conscience. Register for webinar For years, many parents and...
Read the articleCalifornia’s LGBTQ+ cultural competency teacher training called PRISM is cracking under legal pressure. In recent months, school districts across the state have quietly started making room for Christian teachers who...
Read the articleAfter years of state officials pushing transgender-secrecy policies in California’s public schools, a federal judge delivered a resounding legal rebuke yesterday, declaring those policies a violation of the U.S....
Read the articleThe California Department of Education has abruptly taken its mandatory statewide LGBTQ+ teacher-training portal, PRISM, offline after whistleblowers and court filings revealed that the program contained directives...
Read the articleA federal judge is considering sanctions against the California Department of Education (CDE) after evidence provided by California Family Council (CFC) revealed that state officials misled the court about rescinding...
Read the articleWhen Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 5 into law, few Californians realized just how coercive its requirements would become for faithful Christian teachers. As of this school year, every certificated public school...
Read the articleIn accordance with a law passed in 2023 that has now gone into effect, the California school system requires all 7th–12th-grade teachers and certificated school employees to undergo annual LGBTQ “cultural competency”...
Read the articleA deeply disturbing case of a teenage girl being socially transitioned to a male identity by her Fresno County school without her parents’ knowledge has come to light in a federal lawsuit challenging gender secrecy...
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