Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 28
Kansas Teacher Defies Federal Probe, Vows Preferred Pronouns as District Risks Losing Funding
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 28

Kansas Teacher Defies Federal Probe, Vows Preferred Pronouns as District Risks Losing Funding

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 28

Summary

  • Courtney Richardson, a science teacher in Kansas City, Kansas, said she will keep using students’ preferred names and pronouns despite a federal investigation into her district’s gender-identity policies.
  • The Trump administration earlier this month said Kansas City Kansas Public Schools could face enforcement action, including loss of federal funds, because staff are not required to inform parents when a student identifies as transgender.
  • The Education Department says that policy violates the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and is working with the Justice Department on possible litigation and other penalties.
  • Linda McMahon cast the Kansas case as part of a broader parental-rights push, citing Justice Department investigations in Maryland, Michigan and Vermont over alleged concealment from parents and gender-related school practices.

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