The Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday accused California of violating federal law by making schools hide students’ “gender transitions” from parents. ED’s Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) said it investigated the California Department of Education (CDE) and found it in violation of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which is a federal law that gives parents the right to access their children’s education data. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement:
Our investigation found that the California Department of Education egregiously abused its authority by pressuring school officials to withhold information about students’ so-called ‘gender transitions’ from their parents. Under Gavin Newsom’s failed leadership, school personnel have even bragged about facilitating ‘gender transitions,’ and shared strategies to target minors and conceal information about children from their own families.
