A federal judge certified a class-action lawsuit last week that challenges a California school district’s policy that directs employees to conceal a child’s gender identity from their parents and guardians.

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez allowed the case to move forward on behalf of potentially millions of parents and teachers in the district.

“This is a watershed moment for parental rights and religious freedom in education,” said Paul M. Jonna, the special counsel for the Thomas More Society, a conservative legal foundation that is representing the plaintiffs. “Judge Benitez has recognized that California’s gender secrecy policies affect millions of families and teachers, and that everyone impacted deserves to have the fundamental constitutional issues squarely resolved.”

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