The probe marks a telling step toward punishing school districts that have promoted gender ideology against the will of parents.
By Catholics for Catholics
In a move that some see as a backlash against schools who hid child gender transitions from parents, the Education Department is initiating several probes into those districts, reported The Daily Wire.
In hot water are Albuquerque Public Schools and Santa Fe Public Schools in New Mexico and Pine-Richland School District and Pennsbury School District in Pennsylvania. The Education Department is probing those districts— an official described the school districts’ behavior as “abhorrent.”
“The Trump administration has made upholding parental rights and transparency in the classroom a key part of our education agenda — and we will continue to do so,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon told The Daily Wire.
“Policies designed to conceal or hide the most sensitive information about a child’s well-being not only violate federal law but also educators’ moral obligation to let parents be the first decision-makers in their child’s lives,” McMahon added. “We will vigorously investigate these allegations and hold districts accountable to bring parents out of the dark.”
The Trump Administration EXPOSED medical groups who were FINANCIALLY BENEFITING from the mutilation of children for so called "gender-affirming care." In reality, benefits were minimal and often catastrophic for children. https://t.co/GatpIxkBL1
— HHS Rapid Response (@HHSResponse) November 3, 2026
According to the Wire story, the probe marks a telling move toward castigating school districts that have pushed gender ideology against the will of parents, and over and over again without the awareness of the parents.
The probes in New Mexico stem from accusations that the districts practice guidelines that stop teachers and administrators from sharing information with parents about a child’s so-called “gender identity” or “gender transition.”
The Education Department’s Student Privacy Policy Office will spearhead the investigations, which will be probing into whether the schools violated FERPA, which gives parents the right to access their children’s education records, and PPRA, which compels schools to provide notification and obtain written parental consent when doing surveys or evaluations asking students about sensitive topics, including religion or sexual topics.
The violations of FERPA and PPRA can lead to loss of federal funding, notes the Education Department. In early October, the Education Department and the Justice Department issued letters to every state attorney general in the country reminding them of the law.
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