Education Department Challenges Ann Arbor Schools' Transgender Student Policy

The U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office is taking action against Ann Arbor Public Schools, citing likely violations of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The department determined that the district's policy, which requires school employees to withhold a child's transgender status from parents, likely breaches federal law. The district faces potential termination of federal funding if it fails to respond by August 10.