The U.S. Department of Justice sued Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools over alleged "transition plans." The superintendent has denied withholding information from parents.
The department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued new federal guidance warning school leaders that they should not consider a student's race in discipline matters or they would risk being investigated.
The U.S. Department of Justice found the district routinely violated its own policies and Missouri law when it relied on seclusion and restraint as a regular practice, rather than a final resort.
The lawsuit filed Thursday is the 13th brought by the Trump administration challenging state laws that permit undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates.
The U.S. Department of Education says New York discriminated against a Long Island school district for keeping its Native American mascot, violating federal civil rights law. Secretary Linda McMahon said the state ban is unfair because mascots like “Dutchmen” and “Huguenots” are still allowed.
The Education Department alleged that Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools' policy not to disclose a student's transgender status even to parents violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
