Families and schools succeed when they work together. As a student, I’ve seen how essential trust, communication, and transparency are for a child’s well-being. When parents know what is happening in their child’s life, students feel supported, problems get solved earlier, and conflict is avoided. But when schools are instructed to keep parents in the dark, everything breaks down. Unfortunately, that is exactly what California’s AB 1955 does.

AB 1955 requires schools to withhold important information from parents about their own children.
This law does not strengthen student safety. Instead, it creates secrecy and disconnect—two things that harm children more than anything. No government should step between parents and their kids, especially when parents are the ones legally, morally, and practically responsible for their upbringing.

Parents are a child’s first and most important protectors. They are the people who know their child best, love them most, and carry the responsibility to guide them into adulthood. Strong families—not state agencies—are the foundation of a healthy society. When the government takes control over matters that belong to the home, it damages that foundation.

Supporters of AB 1955 argue that it protects privacy. But real safety does not come from shutting parents out. It comes from relationships built on trust, honest communication, and accountability. Schools should not be placed in the impossible position of hiding information from families. Doing so creates confusion for students, conflict between parents and schools, and a sense of isolation for children who deserve guidance—not secrecy.

By instructing schools to withhold major information, AB 1955:

Erodes parental rights
Weakens family unity
Oversteps the proper role of government
Places educators in legally and ethically unclear situations
Breaks down trust between schools, students, and families
California should be empowering families, not dividing them. Parents should never be treated as threats or obstacles in their own children’s lives.

We are calling for the full repeal of AB 1955. This law creates secrecy where there should be partnership and replaces parental involvement with government intervention. That is not how strong communities—and strong children—are built.

By signing this petition, you join a growing movement of students, parents, teachers, and citizens who believe in transparency, parental involvement, and the fundamental truth that families, not government agencies, are the bedrock of a healthy society.