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Education Dept. Probes Maine Over Parental Access to Gender Plans

The Department says Maine school policies may violate federal privacy law by concealing student gender identity records from parents.
Education Dept. Probes Maine Over Parental Access to Gender Plans
Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks with President Donald Trump at the Governors Working Session in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 21, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Chase Smith
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The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation of the Maine Department of Education over allegations that school districts in the state are concealing student “gender plans” from parents, potentially violating federal law.

The investigation, announced on March 28, is being conducted by the department’s Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) and centers on whether Maine public schools are misapplying the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

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