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Trump Administration Ends Transgender Protections in Education Settlements

4/9/2026

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Trump Rescinds Transgender Protections

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is ending civil rights settlements with two colleges and five school districts that required protections for transgender students.
The Department of Education plans to rescind agreements from prior administrations that penalized schools for not using preferred pronouns.
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey criticized these agreements as burdensome, while former Education Department official Nancy Potter said rescissions are unprecedented.

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Trump Investigates School Policies

U.S. President Donald Trump has launched an investigation into the Los Angeles public school district's sex discrimination policies.
The probe follows a lawsuit by parents claiming district policy on disclosing students' gender identities contributed to their child's suicide.
The 2019 policy aims to protect transgender students by allowing them to choose pronouns and restrooms.
Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights, emphasized parents' rights to direct children's upbringing.

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Trump Rescinds Transgender Protections

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is ending civil rights settlements with two colleges and five school districts that required protections for transgender students.
The Department of Education plans to rescind agreements from prior administrations that penalized schools for not using preferred pronouns.
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey criticized these agreements as burdensome, while former Education Department official Nancy Potter said rescissions are unprecedented.

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