US EditionNYC schools sue US education officials over $47M grant cuts tied to transgender policies
The lawsuit challenges the Education Department's interpretation of Title IX, seeking to restore $47 million in grants cut over transgender student policies.
- On Thursday, New York City Public Schools sued federal Education Department officials over discontinuing $47 million in grants, filing in federal court in Manhattan to reverse the decision.
- The Education Department said it concluded policies allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and play sports matching their gender identity violate Title IX, setting a September deadline to change rules or lose funding for 19 specialty magnet schools.
- New York City was among several districts, including Chicago and Fairfax County, that received letters, and school officials say the city remains fully compliant with Title IX despite the Department's novel interpretation.
- An Education Department spokesperson said the Department sees no merit in the city's lawsuit and noted the magnet school grant program requires civil-rights compliance certification the city could not make.
- Acting assistant secretary Craig Trainor described concerns about male students accessing female spaces, while Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said cutting tens of millions in magnet funding violates laws and values.
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NY schools sue US education officials over $47M grant cuts tied to transgender policies
New York City schools sued federal education officials Thursday over a decision to discontinue $47 million in promised grants because of the schools’ guidelines supporting transgender students.
NYC schools sue Education Department over nearly $50M in grant cuts due to transgender policies
New York City Public Schools filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over its move to cut $47 million in promised grants due to transgender bathroom policies.
NYC Schools Sue US Education Officials Over $47 M Grant Cuts Tied to Transgender Policies
New York City schools have sued federal education officials over the U.S. Education Department's decision to discontinue grants worth millions of dollars because of school policies supporting transgender students.
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NYC schools sue US education officials over $47M grant cuts tied to transgender policies
New York City schools have sued federal education officials over the U.S. Education Department's decision to discontinue grants worth millions of dollars because of school policies supporting transgender students.
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