The US Education Department is investigating Denver Public Schools after allegations that a teacher required same-sex students to kiss as part of a classroom assignment. The inquiry matters because it places the district’s safeguarding practices and parents’ rights under federal scrutiny.

The article frames the investigation within the Trump administration’s wider emphasis on parental involvement and concerns about schools withholding information from families. It does not provide further verified details in the supplied text about the alleged incident, the students involved, or the school’s response.