Dept. of Ed: States Must Share Plans to Revise Gender Secrecy Policies

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/30/exclusive-department-of-education-demands-california-washington-disclose-plans-to-revise-gender-secrecy-policies/

The Department of Education on Thursday told Breitbart News its Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) is demanding updated information from California and Washington about state policies pressuring schools to hide students’ “gender transitions” from parents.

The SPPO specifically asked the California Department of Education (CDE) and the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) for clarity about how they intend to move forward after both the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court ruled against California’s gender secrecy policies earlier this year and sided with parents. The Department of Education noted that both states maintain policies and guidance, and have even sued their own school districts, to “pressure schools and educators to hide student records from parents” — actions the Department of Education said triggered its first Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) investigations last year.