US EditionCalifornia Attorney General Sues over Alleged FERPA Violation
California challenges federal claims of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act violations to protect transgender student privacy and avoid losing $4.9 billion in education funding.
- California filed suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court to challenge the U.S. Department of Education's actions and seek to block an alleged FERPA expansion.
- The U.S. Department of Education initiated an investigation last Wednesday after a complaint from the California Justice Center and demanded six corrective actions last month, including parental notification assurances.
- The lawsuit says the probe focuses narrowly on transgender students' gender identity records and alleges defendants seek disclosures without valid FERPA requests, producing no evidence of violations.
- At a virtual press conference on Thursday, Bonta said the California Department of Education is fully compliant and argued FERPA does not require disclosure of a student's gender identity, citing AB 1955.
- FERPA, enacted more than 50 years ago, requires schools to disclose education records to parents upon request and bars disclosure to third parties without consent; the complaint alleges discriminatory animus against transgender students and notes no evidence of noncompliance has been produced.
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California attorney general sues US Department of Education over alleged FERPA violation
AG Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit this week against the Education Dept., disputing its claim that the California Department of Education violated FERPA and challenging its threat to withhold $4.9 billion in federal funding.
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