The U.S. Department of Justice is alleging a Kansas school district violated two parental-rights laws by allowing students to undergo social gender transitions at school without their parents’ knowledge or consent.
In a complaint filed on Tuesday, the Justice Department said Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools created and retained written gender-transition plans while allowing students to request—and district officials to approve—the exclusion of their parents from planning meetings.
DOJ alleged the practice was illegal because it effectively prevents parents from accessing and challenging their children’s education records in violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)….