Secretary McMahon says that the state’s education department “egregiously abused its authority.“
The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) found that the California Department of Education violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This federal law protects the rights of parents to access their child’s complete education records.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated, “Our investigation found that the California Department of Education egregiously abused its authority by pressuring school officials to withhold information about students’ so-called ‘gender transitions’ from their parents.“
“School personnel have even bragged about facilitating ‘gender transitions,’ and shared strategies to target minors and conceal information about children from their own families,“ the secretary added. “Children do not belong to the State—they belong to families. We will use every available mechanism to hold California accountable for these practices and restore parental rights.”
The federal department has given the California Department of Education the opportunity to voluntarily make amendments to its current policies in order to fall under FERPA compliance.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Director Frank Miller as he heads the SPPO as works with the California officials to uphold FERPA.
- For Secretary McMahon as she oversees the Education Department’s efforts to ensure schools comply with federal privacy laws.
- For wisdom for the superintendents, administrators, and teachers as they try to assist students struggling with gender dysphoria.
Sources: Department of Education
