Trump Administration Threatens Kansas City Schools' Federal Funding Over Transgender Policy
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Trump Administration Threatens Kansas City Schools' Federal Funding Over Transgender Policy
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Summary
The Education Department said Tuesday it may withhold federal funding from Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools and pursue court action over a policy barring staff from telling parents a student is transgender.
FERPA is the administration’s legal basis: officials said the district unlawfully denied parents access to education records by instructing personnel not to disclose information revealing a student’s transgender status or gender-nonconforming presentation.
The department said the district rejected a proposed resolution agreement, prompting a joint enforcement effort with the Justice Department that it said could escalate to judicial proceedings and funding loss.
Kansas City is one of 4 Kansas districts the administration flagged earlier this year, and the move fits a broader Trump push against transgender policies in schools and sports.
The threat came the same day the Supreme Court let states enforce bans on transgender girls and women competing in female sports, reinforcing the administration’s wider campaign.