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The U.S. Education Department, in partnership with the Department of Justice, is threatening to cut federal funding to two school districts in Maryland and Michigan. The action targets policies that protect information about students' gender identity from being disclosed to parents. The Education Department's Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) announced the move, escalating a federal crackdown on school policies that limit parental notification regarding transgender students. This represents a significant intervention by the Trump administration into local education policy, using funding as leverage to enforce parental rights over gender identity issues in schools.
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The U.S. Education Department has threatened to cut funding to two school districts—one in Maryland and one in Michigan—over policies that prevent the disclosure of protected information about students' gender identity to their parents.
In coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Education Department's Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) announced it will be taking action against the districts.
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Trump administration threatens to cut funding over school districts' transgender policies