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Gavin Newsom: “The law was explicit, said you can't be fired for not…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Gavin Newsom and Charlie Kirk Discuss Political Strategies, Youth Engagement, and Cultural Issues

Published | Video Starts at 40:27

Not true. Okay, then no, they can. They just can't get fired for not doing that. And it wasn't just trans fired for not. There was. The law was explicit, said you can't be fired for not snitching on a kid, not just for being trans, for being gay. And my point is how in the hell. But shouldn't the parents know they have every parent snitching? No, the, the, the teachers themselves have the right. (40:27–40:38)

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Asserts that the law states teachers can't be fired for not reporting a student's sexual orientation.

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