FIRST OF ITS KIND: Civil Rights Division Tests Novel Use of Education Law to Combat Gender Secrecy Policies
“Parental rights are paramount in the operation of America’s public schools, and Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools does not know children better than their own parents,” Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general in charge of the division, said in a statement on the lawsuit Tuesday. “The Department will not tolerate school districts playing fast and loose with federal law in the service of radical gender ideology,” Dhillon added. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, accuses the school district in Kansas City, Kansas, of violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (1974) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (1978).
- ▪“Parental rights are paramount in the operation of America’s public schools, and Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools does not know children better than their own parents,” Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general in charge of the divi
- ▪“The Department will not tolerate school districts playing fast and loose with federal law in the service of radical gender ideology,” Dhillon added.
- ▪The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, accuses the school district in Kansas City, Kansas, of violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (1974) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (1978).
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Home – Department of Education News – FIRST OF ITS KIND: Civil Rights Division Tests Novel Use of Education Law to Combat Gender Secrecy Policies news FIRST OF ITS KIND: Civil Rights Division Tests Novel Use of Education Law to Combat Gender Secrecy Policies Tyler O’Neil • September 3, 2026 Print Justice Department Civil Rights Division head Harmeet Dhillon on May 29. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else…
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