US EditionUS Education Department Says California Violated Federal Law by Hiding Gender Records From Parents
The U.S. Education Department found California pressured schools to withhold gender transition records from parents, violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
- The Department of Education announced Wednesday that its Student Privacy Policy Office found the California Department of Education pressured schools to hide students' gender transitions, violating FERPA.
- California's AB 1955 and state guidance created pressure that investigators found last year led schools to withhold gender identity information from parents.
- Districts created separate 'gender support plans' excluded from parents' accessible education records, while California officials, including Tony Thurmond, defended the approach as protecting student privacy and the CDE said it was `backed in a corner`.
- The U.S. Department of Education offered voluntary remedies including updated guidance, training, and policy changes, warning it could enforce compliance by withdrawing federal funding at risk if California ignores FERPA.
- Last year, a federal judge in San Diego blocked California policies that hid students' gender identities from parents, highlighting a federal-state clash as the California Department of Education said it was `backed in a corner` by AB 1955 and potential lawsuits.
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California Public Schools Hid ‘Gender Support Plans’ From Parents, Education Department Says
The California Department of Education (CDE) allowed public schools to conceal records on gender transitions and use software that hid student name changes on the parent portal, a senior U.S. Education Department official said on Wednesday. An investigation into Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act violations across the Golden State found that many districts maintained records about student gender transitions that were purposely kept out of…
Federal Investigation Finds Newsom’s California Illegally Concealed Kids’ Gender Transitions From Parents.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Education has found the California Department of Education in violation of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for policies pressuring schools to conceal information about student gender transitions from parents.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Department of Education, the California Department of Education, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McM…
ED says California schools hid students’ gender transitions from parents
An investigation by the Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy office found that the California Department of Education violated federal law by pressuring school officials to conceal information about students’ “gender transitions” from their parents. The Education Department said in a news release Wednesday that the CDE “pressured school officials to withhold information” about students’ gender identity and transitions despite the act…
Trump Finds California Illegally Hid Gender Identity from Parents
President Donald Trump’s Department of Education found that California violated federal parental rights law by pressuring schools to hide children’s so-called transgender identity from their parents. A U.S. Department of Education investigation found that the California Department of Education violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, known as FERPA. The state’s policies “have created state directed pressure for schools to violate …
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