Trump targets California ban on 'forced outing' of students' gender identity to parents
Source: Los Angeles Times
Federal officials have launched an investigation of the California Department of Education for withholding from parents information about changes to their child’s gender identity, setting up a showdown between the state and President Trump, with billions of dollars in federal funding potentially at stake.
The investigation, announced Thursday morning by the U.S. Department of Education, essentially pits a California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in July — prohibiting schools from automatically notifying families about student gender-identity changes and shielding teachers from retaliation for supporting transgender student rights — against an interpretation of federal law adopted by the Trump administration.
U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon said children are best protected when no information is withheld from parents.
“Teachers and school counselors should not be in the business of advising minors entrusted to their care on consequential decisions about their sexual identity and mental health. That responsibility and privilege lies with a parent or trusted loved one,” McMahon said in a statement. “It is not only immoral but also potentially in contradiction with federal law for California schools to hide crucial information about a student’s well-being from parents and guardians.”
The potential penalty is the loss of federal funds overseen by the Education Department. These include $2.1 billion annually in funding to offset the effects of family poverty and $1.33 billion to assist in the education of students with disabilities.
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-27/trump-targets-california-for-withholding-parent-information-about-student-gender-identity
They are relentlessly hateful.
And what this really is is another targeted attack on California.
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