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4 California School Districts Under Review by DOJ Over Gender Ideology, Sex Ed Policies

The reviews will focus on parental opt-out rights for sexual orientation and gender ideology instruction, among other things.
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4 California School Districts Under Review by DOJ Over Gender Ideology, Sex Ed Policies
Students head to class at a Los Angeles middle school on Sept. 10, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
6/9/2026|Updated: 6/9/2026

Four California public school districts face federal inquiries into whether their policies and practices regarding instruction on sexual orientation and gender ideology violate students’ civil rights.

The districts under Justice Department (DOJ) review are all in Northern California, with three in Monterey County—Graves Elementary School District, Santa Rita Union School District, and Soledad Unified School District—as well as San Francisco Unified School District. Their students range from prekindergarten through 12th grade.

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Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.
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