The schools should enter into a class action suit stating that the fed has no authority over the schools. Enter the US Constitution as proof.
I know. The feds lately ignore the Constitution but it still matters to many of us!
The Feds get their hooks in when a school accepts Fed money, so it’s a contractual issue, not a constitutional one. The Feds make compliance with “stuff” a requirement to get the money.
Imagine that. The schools are being threatened by an unelected idiot and will have to either pay the fine or hire lawyers to defend against mooch’s demands. Either way, the taxpayers of the school district will have to pay.