Schools with grades 7 to 12 must post sextortion warning posters in student restrooms
By the start of the 2027-28 school year, every school serving grades 7 to 12 must hang a sextortion poster in at least one men's, one women's and one all-gender student restroom, in English and any language 15% of students speak, with police contacts.
Who it affects
Middle and high schools, and their students
When
July 1, 2027 is a deadline set in the law.
- : Signed into law
- : Law takes effect
- : Deadline: sextortion posters must be up in student restrooms (the law says by the start of the 2027-28 school year and sets no calendar day; California's school year formally begins July 1); Education Department posts a model poster template
Official text
California AB 2242: Pupil safety: sextortion informational poster.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
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