Politico reports:

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that a California policy allowing school districts to withhold information from parents about their child’s gender identity violates federal law. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said a federal investigation determined state officials “egregiously abused” their authority by pressuring local districts to keep quiet about transgender students.

“Children do not belong to the State—they belong to families,” McMahon said. “We will use every available mechanism to hold California accountable for these practices and restore parental rights.” The findings of the federal probe could put at risk the nearly $8 billion in education funding the state receives each year. The policy, which was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024, banned transgender and gay students from being outed to their parents.

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