A teacher in Kansas City has said she intends to keep using students' preferred pronouns despite her school district being investigated by federal authorities. The case comes amid a wider push by the Trump administration to scrutinise how schools handle gender-related policies and parental notification, framing it as part of a broader parental rights campaign.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon has highlighted Department of Justice investigations into several school districts, including in Maryland and Michigan, over concerns that schools are concealing student records from parents. The available report does not detail the specific allegations against the Kansas teacher's district or her personal justification, but situates her stance within this national debate over pronoun use, parental notification and federal oversight of schools.