Monday’s lawsuit is the second one this month that targets protections for transgender students.
District 49 filed the lawsuit a day after passing a policy barring transgender youth from school sports teams that match their gender identity.
With Community Education Council elections underway, there are signs of growing resistance to what some parents see as an alarming rightward shift in local education politics.
The new policy passed in a 3-2 vote.
Colorado lawmakers have taken a markedly different approach to transgender student rights than the Trump administration.
“We've now created a situation where an adult is having a conversation with a minor concerning that minor's genitalia,” said one father who opposes the policy on transgender athletes.
The ruling could have long-lasting impacts on what some schools teach and how far they go to accommodate religious objections to curriculum.
The Trump administration is seeking to withhold Maine’s federal K-12 education money over its policies for trans student athletes.
Local education leaders have underscored their commitment to the LGBTQ+ community, but some say officials must do more.
Linda McMahon said schools must not withhold children’s gender plans from parents. But LGBTQ advocates say trans youth should have some control over that information.
The U.S. Department of Education is opening a Title IX investigation after a complaint was filed by two conservative groups against Chicago, suburban Deerfield, and the Illinois State Board of Education
The appeal seeks to answer a key question: Can religious preschools exclude children from LGBTQ families if the program is funded by the state?
The U.S. Education Department has never withheld funds as a result of a civil rights investigation — yet.
Trump’s executive order threatens to withhold federal funding from schools that support students in gender transitions or that teach about the prevalence of racism in American life.
To amplify his power over schools, Trump has turned to executive orders. They’ve pleased some and infuriated others. Will they accomplish his goals?
The Trump administration said it will enforce Title IX regulations adopted in 2020 in a way that matches an executive order signed by the president Jan. 20.
As state and local officials scramble to figure out what Trump’s executive orders mean for schools, advocates said the orders are causing fear in the transgender community.
The federal government is barred from dictating curriculum to schools. But a new Trump executive order concerning how racism and gender identity are talked about in schools sends a signal about how he wants to influence classrooms.
“Let me be clear: it is a new day in America, and under President Trump,” said a letter signed by the acting assistant secretary for civil rights.
In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump pledged to use executive power to reshape American society, but his executive orders could face legal challenges.