US Justice Department sues Maryland school district over transgender policies
The lawsuit says staff asked students about preferred names and pronouns and kept related records from parents, affecting more than 84,000 students.
- On Tuesday, the Justice Department sued Anne Arundel County Public Schools, alleging the district violates federal law by "secretly" facilitating gender transitions without parental consent or knowledge.
- According to the federal complaint, district policies direct staff to document a student's self-identified name and pronouns while withholding this information from parents, prompting the federal action.
- In one instance, the district allegedly refused to provide education records to parents after staff referred to their daughter using a male name that "didn't match her legal name or sex."
- AACPS "disagrees with the allegations and stands by its compliance with FERPA and PPRA," saying it found the Justice Department's decision to pursue litigation "regrettable" despite ongoing good-faith contact.
- President Donald Trump's administration has targeted educational institutions over transgender policies, climate initiatives, and pro-Palestinian protests, raising broader concerns about academic freedom and due process.
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DOJ accused Maryland public school system of alleged 'secret gender transitions'
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is suing a Maryland public school system, accusing it of secretly “gender transitioning” children without parental knowledge or consent. Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ policies allegedly deny parental rights by instructing school staff to abide by the student’s self-identified name, pronouns, and gender identity without notifying their parents, according […]
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WLTReportPresident Trump’s DOJ Takes Maryland School District to Court Over Secret Student “Transitions”
President Trump’s Justice Department is taking a Maryland school system to federal court over policies that allegedly allowed children to socially transition at school while their parents were kept in the dark. The Civil Rights Division filed its lawsuit against the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County on October 27. The government alleges the district violated two federal parental-rights laws: the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act,…
DOJ Sues Anne Arundel County Schools, Alleges Gender Identity Policies Violate Parents' Rights - The BayNet
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, against the Anne Arundel County Board of Education, alleging that school policies allow staff to withhold information about students’ gender identities from their parents and violate federal laws protecting parental access to education records. The 31-page complaint, filed in […]
MichaelSavage.com – DOJ sues Maryland school district over preferred names, pronouns
Oct. 27 (UPI) — The Justice Department is suing a Maryland school district, accusing it of violating federal laws governing parental rights by enforcing policies that permit staff to use students’ preferred pronouns and names without their parents’ knowledge, amid the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restrict transgender rights. The eight-count lawsuit filed Tuesday in…
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