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The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against school districts it accuses of violating parental rights, warning Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools that it faces loss of federal funding and potential judicial proceedings over a policy that directs staff not to disclose a student's transgender status to parents.
The Education Department, acting in coordination with the Justice Department, characterized the move as a response to what it called a sustained and deliberate breach of federal law.
The FERPA Argument At the center of the enforcement action is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the federal statute governing student records.
The Education Department contends that Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools violated FERPA by maintaining a policy under which school personnel "should not disclose information that may reveal a student's transgender status or gender nonconforming presentation to others, including parents." Frank Miller, Director of the Student Privacy Policy Office at the Education Department, said the district had compounded the violation by concealing its true policies and obstructing parents' lawful access to education records.
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