SAN DIEGO—Attorneys for two Escondido teachers who sued over school district policies governing what information can be shared with parents of students who change their preferred gender identity are seeking to have a group of teachers and parents, as well as the Lakeside Union School District as a whole, added as plaintiffs to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit initially filed on behalf of Rincon Middle School teachers Elizabeth Mirabelli and Lori Ann West sought to block enforcement of Escondido Union School District (EUSD) policies requiring them to use pronouns or gender-specific names requested by students, while keeping that information private from others, including the students’ parents.
A San Diego federal judge sided with the teachers last fall and issued a preliminary injunction barring the district from enforcing the policies.
In a motion filed Friday, Ms. Mirabelli and Ms. West’s attorneys are seeking to add several new…
