Rather than agree to get rid of its all-gender restrooms, DPS has asked the Trump administration for 90 days to negotiate a resolution.
Superintendent Alex Marrero did not say Friday whether Denver Public Schools would comply with the Trump administration’s proposed resolution.
President Trump has made targeting protections for LGBTQ students a key part of his second term. Denver Public Schools says it is determining its next steps.
The move to strip money from Colorado, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and other states is the federal government’s latest effort to control what children learn and advance the president’s views about biological sex.
Three Colorado school districts, three charter schools, and a Board of Cooperative Educational Services are seeking to join District 49’s lawsuit against the state.
Federal officials say California must delete mentions of gender identity and trans people from federally funded sex ed materials that reach about 13,000 students, or else lose $6 million.
Families in Montgomery County, Maryland, are allowed to opt their children out of reading books featuring LGBTQ characters and themes if the content conflicts with their religious beliefs, the Supreme Court decided. A federal appeals court will continue to consider the parents’ case.
“If we do that, then what's going to be next?” a district resident asked.
Jeffco’s policy says that in most cases, transgender students should room with other students that share their gender identity. The district says its policy is grounded in state anti-discrimination law.
The Trump administration has targeted for investigation states that don't comply with Trump's executive orders curtailing transgender rights.
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.