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A national litigation firm filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, challenging a new law that prohibits school districts from having policies that require parents to be notified if their child identifies as transgender.The Liberty Justice Center announced the filing on social media platform X.The lawsuit names the governor, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. Newsom signed AB 1955 into law on Monday, quickly facing criticism from opponents and praise from supporters.The move prompted billionaire Elon Musk to declare he would move his companies SpaceX and X to Texas.”Minor students, most of whom are too young to drive, vote, or provide medical consent for themselves, are also too young to make life-altering decisions about their expressed gender identity without their parents’ knowledge,” said senior counsel at Liberty Justice Center Emily Rae in a news release. “But that is precisely what AB 1955 enables—with potentially devastating consequences for children too young to fully comprehend them.””Parents do have a constitutional right to know what their minor children are doing at school. Parents are the legal guardians of their children, not Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta, or Superintendent Thurmond,” Rae added.The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Chino Valley Unified School District and parents with children in the state’s public school system. The governor’s press office responded to the suit on X, saying “This is a deeply unserious lawsuit, seemingly designed to stoke the dumpster fire on this website rather than surface legitimate legal claims. #AB1955 preserves the child-parent relationship, California law ensures minors can’t legally change their name or gender without parental consent & parents continue to have guaranteed & full access to their student’s educational records consistent with federal law. We’re confident the state will swiftly prevail in this case.”Read the full complaint here.