New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte ( R ) signed a law last week that will force state-credentialed public school educators to out transgender students to their parents. Though the law has an exception to protect child safety, the law also flies in the face of a 2024 state Supreme Court ruling, which upheld a local school district’s policy to withhold such private student information from parents.

Senate Bill 430 requires teachers to “completely and honestly” answer any written parental or guardian inquiries about their children within 10 business days of receiving the inquiries, including whether a child has requested that teachers address them by any names or pronouns different from the ones that they were assigned at birth. If an educator fails to do so, they can face disciplinary actions from the State Board of Education.

The law does have two exceptions, according to New Hampshire Public Radio: Teachers aren’t required to share the information if it violates state or federal law or if teachers make a “good faith determination” that doing so would put the student “at imminent risk” of parental abuse or neglect. In such latter cases, teachers must report their determination to their district superintendent and deny the request to the parent in writing.