A nationwide investigation by parent advocacy organization Defending Education has identified roughly 200 public school districts that maintain policies preventing families from learning when their children present as a different gender while at school. The organization contends these policies represent a breach of federal regulations.
According to the group’s findings, many of these same educational institutions permit male students to access female restroom facilities and changing areas, while also allowing participation on girls’ athletic teams. The policies impact approximately 52,000 students across the identified school systems.
Defending Education maintains that withholding this information from parents constitutes a violation of existing federal statutes governing parental rights in education.
