The trustees of the Rocklin Unified School District voted 5-0 to overturn its policy on confidential medical services. The policy had allowed students in grades seven through 12 to leave campus for certain forms of medical care without informing their parents.

"We're one more school district around the state that's doing the right thing for parents and the right thing for students," said trustee Mark Klang. "I hope it's going to snowball."

Some lawyers argue that school districts have the right to choose whether to allow confidential release or forbid it. However, the attorney for the state legislature and attorneys for the Roseville Joint Union High School District and the Placer County Office of Education said that schools are required to release students without parental permission because minors have legal rights to make decisions regarding certain types of medical care.

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