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Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from pulling funding for sex ed on gender diversity
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration's ban on 'gender ideology' in sex ed funding is unreasonable and would cut $35 million from 16 states’ programs, violating federal law.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken in Oregon blocked President Donald Trump's administration from cutting sex-ed funding over curricula mentioning diverse gender identities in a lawsuit by 16 states and the District of Columbia.
- In August, the Health and Human Services Department issued new grant conditions barring `gender ideology` in programs funded by the Personal Responsibility Education Program and the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education program.
- At the heart of the case is whether curricula meet the federal `medically accurate and complete` requirement, as U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken found the department `provides no evidence` and plaintiff states submitted expert declarations including from Kate Millington.
- Terminating grants would harm state sex-education programs and youth at high risk of pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases, the plaintiff states say, with the complaint noting losses of at least $35 million; Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison welcomed the ruling for protecting funding.
- Earlier this year, the Health and Human Services Department warned states they had 60 days to change lessons or lose PREP grants; California's $12 million grant was stripped Aug. 21.
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Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from pulling funding for sex ed on gender diversity
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from pulling sexual education funding over curricula mentioning diverse gender identities. U.S.
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