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US Department of Justice Investigating 36 Illinois School Districts over Sexuality, Gender Lessons
The probes will examine whether districts notified parents about sexual orientation and gender identity content and opted students out of instruction, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced investigations into 36 Illinois school districts to determine whether "sexual orientation and gender ideology" content appears in Pre-K-12 classrooms.
- The Trump administration's broader crackdown on transgender instruction in schools prompted this action, following similar investigations the department initiated in Michigan school districts in February.
- Investigators will assess whether Illinois School Districts notify parents of rights to opt out of such curricula and whether they restrict access to "single-sex intimate spaces" and girls' sports teams based on biological sex.
- Governor JB Pritzker called the investigations a "sham investigation," while American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois director Ed Yohnka labeled the move "confounding and profoundly misguided."
- The Department of Justice has not reached any conclusions regarding the "subject matter" of the investigations, and it remains unclear what enforcement actions may follow these initial inquiries.
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Capitol News Illinois | Trump DOJ investigating ‘gender ideology’ in 3 dozen Illinois school districts
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DOJ Launches Probe into Illinois Schools over Gender Ideology Taught Without Parental Notice
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into three dozen Illinois school districts to determine whether pre-K–12 students were taught sexual orientation and gender identity content in classes without the schools notifying parents. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is leading the investigation.
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