The US Department of Education and Department of Justice have launched enforcement actions and investigations into school districts accused of concealing students' gender transitions from their parents. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the Trump administration was taking action to defend parental rights, citing troubling reports from districts across several states, marking the move as part of the administration's wider push against what it terms "woke" policies in education.

The Justice Department is investigating school boards in Maryland, Michigan and Vermont over allegations that staff encouraged students to transition gender identity while withholding that information from parents. The article also cites claims that some schools included sexually explicit questions in surveys given to seventh-grade pupils. The Education Department confirmed it was taking enforcement action against at least two school districts, announced to coincide with National Parents' Day.