Kansas Prog Blogger Fight Against MAGA Gender Education Crackdown

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In April, the department found four public school districts — Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Topeka and Kansas City, Kansas — were in violation of federal Title IX civil rights protections. Grievances included allowing students to change their name or pronouns used at school without clear communication to parents and allowing transgender students to use the restroom, locker room and changing room that aligns with their gender identity.

In May, Olathe Public Schools signed a “voluntary resolution agreement” to resolve the probe. The agreement outlined the district’s commitment to give students access to gender-specific facilities “strictly on the basis of sex.”

The district rejected the department’s accusations that they were violating Title IX — the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on sex — but signed the resolution to avoid potentially costly and lengthy legal challenges.

Last week, despite the signed resolution, the department sent the district a letter of impending enforcement action — which is the federal government’s version of a final warning.

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'Sham process': Kansas school districts face loss of federal funding over gender-inclusive policies * Kansas Reflector

The U.S. Department of Education is escalating its threat to pull funding from four Kansas school districts for gender-inclusive policies.