H. 4757 puts LGBTQ+ youth in danger by forcing outings, censoring schools, and ending confidential care. This bill would require school staff to disclose deeply personal information to parents, including information related to a student’s mental or emotional health, effectively mandating the outing of transgender, nonbinary, and LGBTQ+ students. For many young people, being outed can lead to rejection, abuse, homelessness, or worsening mental health, and it directly contradicts best practices in youth mental health, suicide prevention, and trauma-informed care.

Beyond forced outing, H. 4757 encourages censorship of inclusive education, threatens student-led support groups like Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs), and eliminates confidential access to healthcare for minors. This bill dismantles safe spaces where students seek support, discourages young people from asking for help, and creates dangerous barriers to care, especially for LGBTQ+ youth and survivors of abuse. South Carolina schools should be places of safety, trust, and learning, not fear and surveillance. Take action now and urge lawmakers to oppose H. 4757.