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Feds Investigate California Schools Accused Of Hiding Children's Gender Transition From Parents
Epoch Times ^ | 03/28/2025 | Aaron Gifford

Posted on 03/28/2025 9:57:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

A California policy that prevents schools from requiring staff to disclose a child’s gender identity or sexual orientation to his or her parents may be in violation of a federal law, the U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday.

The federal agency’s Student Privacy Policy Office, which oversees the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA), is investigating instances in California where school personnel in various districts allegedly hid information from parents and assisted students with their gender “transition,” a March 27 news release notes.

The Department of Education alleged that AB 1955, which took effect on Jan. 1, conflicts with FERPA, which gives parents the right to review students’ records. The department’s news release said federal law supersedes any state law in this case.

“Teachers and school counselors should not be in the business of advising minors entrusted to their care on consequential decisions about their sexual identity and mental health. That responsibility and privilege lies with a parent or trusted loved one,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in the news release.

“It is not only immoral but also potentially in contradiction with federal law for California schools to hide crucial information about a student’s well-being from parents and guardians. The agency launched today’s investigation to vigorously protect parents’ rights and ensure that students do not fall victim to a radical transgender ideology that often leads to family alienation and irreversible medical interventions.”

In an email response to The Epoch Times, the California Department of Education said the federal law only requires schools to provide student records on request, not verbal disclosures.

“AB 1955 prohibits local educational agencies from mandating that staff disclose students’ gender identity to parents without student consent unless otherwise required by state or federal law,” the California agency wrote.

“AB 1955 does not mandate nondisclosure. Based on the plain language of both laws, there is no conflict between AB 1955 and FERPA, which permits a parent access to their student’s written records upon request.”

Upon returning to the White House, President Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting schools from promoting the idea that there are more than two genders. School districts and states also face federal funding cuts for allowing males identifying as transgender to compete in girls’ or women’s sports.

Parents Defending Education, whose leaders in recent months have testified before legislative committees regarding educational issues, reports on its website that 1,214 districts across the country serving more than 12 million students in grades K-12 have policies openly stating that “district personnel can or should keep a student’s transgender status hidden from parents.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: california; childabuse; children; education; homosexualagenda; lgbt; lgbtq; luke17; romans1; trans; transgender; transition

1 posted on 03/28/2025 9:57:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Bookmark


2 posted on 03/28/2025 10:40:43 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you i9s how they. control you. )
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To: SeekAndFind

Thank you, President Trump, for this sensible course of action.


3 posted on 03/28/2025 10:55:43 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Prayers for America and Israel.)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is violating the civil rights of the children. It is common law that children can not give informed consent so how can schools aid (encourage) a child to do harm to themselves without informing the parents?


4 posted on 03/29/2025 2:42:17 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I’ll take a wait and see...)
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To: SeekAndFind; Morgana; fwdude

[Feds Investigate California Schools Accused Of Hiding Children's Gender Transition From Parents]


GOOD! FINALLY!





James Woods @RealJamesWoods | It serves no purpose whatsoever except grooming children for pedophilia.

Anybody who says differently is mentally ill or lying. Period.


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DEMOCRAT JOE BIDEN WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO INSULT THE
RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD & SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST ON


EASTER SUNDAY,
MARCH 31, 2024




Pastor Greg Laurie:

This is really hard to believe.

(DEMOCRAT) President Biden issued a proclamation recognizing March 31 (2024) as Transgender Day of Visibility.

This is also the date of Easter where we celebrate the fact that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. What is the president thinking?

This is a profound insult to the sincerely held religious beliefs of millions of Americans on our holiest day.


America needs God more then ever and yet this is the stance the White House takes.

It’s time to turn back to God not turn our backs on God.

We need to repent and pray for a spiritual awakening in America. It is our only hope.


https://x.com/greglaurie/status/1774211754371018918

5 posted on 03/29/2025 4:02:35 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: SeekAndFind

Gee, it seems to me those responsible are just doing Satan’s commands. Truly evil.


6 posted on 03/29/2025 6:54:44 AM PDT by antidemoncrat ( )
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To: antidemoncrat
(Gee, it seems to me those responsible
are just doing Satan’s commands. Truly evil.)

EXACTLY!!


DEMOCRATS are ALWAYS promoting
Satan's lie of "TRANSGENDERS"


DEMOCRATS are ALWAYS all concerned about
protecting the SATANIC LIE of "TRANSGENDER"


Democrats are at
War with Reality,
Biology and
Almighty God




Satan used Democrat Barack Hussein Obama and
Democrat Joe Biden to deceive many

HOW could so many idiots believe in DEMOCRAT
Manchurian Candidate Barack Hussein Obama?

HAS to be the spirit of antichrist


DEMOCRAT JOE BIDEN and DEMOCRAT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA
ARE UNREPENTANT GODLESS REPROBATES PREACHING SATAN'S LIES
FROM THE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 FIERY PITS OF ETERNAL HELL 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


DEMOCRATS prove every single day of the week that they
are at War with Reality, Biology and Almighty God


All according to SATAN'S plan.

Rainbow White House happened on June 26, 2015



Do NO harm, Christians, but reject this Godless Reprobate Agenda.
(For the thread)





Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.


7 posted on 04/09/2025 9:13:14 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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