Former NCAA Swimmer Paula Scanlan reacts to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold transgender sports bans, expressing both relief and a call for further legislative action nationwide. Scanlan highlights the physical disparities seen in cases like Lia Thomas's, advocating for universal protections across all 50 states to ensure fairness and safety in women's sports for future generations of female athletes.
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would pursue enforcement action that could include withholding federal funding from Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools over its policies that the administration says prevent staff from notifying parents of a transgender student's gender identity.
The Education Department said that Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools’ policy of not disclosing a student's transgender status to their parents violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
The agency announced it was partnering with the Justice Department to take "appropriate enforcement measures," including applicable judicial proceedings and potential loss of federal funding.
LOUDOUN COUNTY PARENTS NOT 'SATISFIED' AFTER SCHOOL OFFICIALS TESTIFY ON TRANSGENDER POLICIES
The Education Department threatened to pull funding from a Kansas school district over its transgender policies. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
"Kansas City Kansas Public Schools' sustained efforts to sidestep FERPA, conceal its true policies, and obstruct parents’ lawful access to their children’s education records represents a serious and deliberate breach of federal law," said Frank Miller, Director of the Student Privacy Policy Office at the Education Department.
"A strong and coordinated enforcement partnership between the Department of Education and the Department of Justice will ensure districts are held accountable and fully honor parents’ rights," he added.
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