New Hampshire governor signs law forcing schools to out transgender students

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

New Hampshire governor signs law forcing schools to out transgender students

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-hampshire-transgender-outing-law 🔗

Jacob Ogles (8 July 2026)

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte just signed legislation requiring schools to out transgender students to legal guardians. The new state law effectively reverses a 2024 state Supreme Court decision that upheld students' right to privacy.

The latest conservative legislation adds to a series of anti-LGBTQ+ policies under consideration in the Granite State. The GOP-controlled legislature in June passed a bathroom bill that could allow businesses to separate bathrooms, locker rooms, sports teams, and other accommodations by biological sex. While Ayotte has vetoed similar bills and other LGBTQ+ matters in the past, the Republican signed the privacy bill.

Ayotte announced her signature on the bill alongside a slate of others passed this year, identifying SB 430 in a press release simply as legislation "relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians."

The statute requires state-credentialed educators to respond to parents' written inquiries regarding any material information relating to their child enrolled in school. That means teachers must disclose information even if a student asks for the matter to be kept confidential or fears for their own safety at home.

[Devlyn ✅]

I guess the state motto just changed from

"Live free or die" to

"Live my way or die"

[Devlyn ✅]

Anyway, to continue the reporting, I found a picture of her..... one moment, I'm being handed something.... okay, my bad. The picture is actually the Old Man of The Mountain, before the collapse. Eh, it's close enough to her, I'm leaving it. 😂

[Lori Dee ✅]

The statute requires state-credentialed educators to respond to parents' written inquiries regarding any material information relating to their child enrolled in school.

That would mean an educator is not required to disclose anything if the parent or guardian fails to file a written inquiry. I wonder how many inquiries will actually be submitted. It will also be revealing to see which school districts receive the most inquiries and who is making the inquiry.