From Sandoval v. Pali Institute, Inc., decided Wednesday by California Court of Appeal Judges Thomas Delaney, Joanne Motoike, and Maurice Sanchez:
After returning home from a multiday overnight science camp run by defendant Pali Institute, Inc. (Pali) and organized by their public school district, plaintiffs sued Pali and the school district for intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress based, in part, on their exposure to gender identity related discussions while at the camp….
While in fifth grade, at 10 and 11 years old, plaintiffs attended an overnight science camp arranged by their public school district and run by Pali. After returning from the four-day camp, plaintiffs sued the school district and Pali for intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) and negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED).
The complaint alleges plaintiffs "were introduced to camp counselors of unknown and ambiguous gender who identified themselves with 'they/them' third person pronouns and asked the students in attendance their 'preferred pronouns.' They further asked students to state their 'preferred pronouns' and taught students various matters pertaining to transgendered identification and sexual identity." It further alleges plaintiffs had to sleep in a dormitory with only one camp counselor and that counselor identified with they/them pronouns. When they allegedly asked to call their parents to discuss these matters, camp counselors did not let them due to a Pali policy prohibiting students from calling home while at camp.
