The US attorney general is fretting about a ‘pandemic’ of gender transitions in schools | Arwa Mahdawi
Summary
The U.S. Attorney General, Todd Blanche, criticized some public schools for handling gender transitions without always informing parents. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against a Kansas school district for allegedly allowing secret gender transitions, risking loss of federal funds. President Donald Trump has also expressed strong concerns about surgeries on children related to gender transition.Key Facts
- Attorney General Todd Blanche called gender transitions in schools a "pandemic" on Fox News.
- Blanche emphasized that parents should be informed if schools change their child's name or pronouns.
- The Justice Department sued a Kansas school district for allowing secret gender transitions without parent consent.
- The Kansas district could lose nearly $70 million in federal funding if found guilty.
- The lawsuit centers around internal school guidelines that allow case-by-case decisions on notifying parents about a student’s preferred name or pronouns.
- President Trump has claimed schools secretly perform gender reassignment surgeries on children, though no evidence supports this.
- Todd Blanche was Trump’s personal lawyer before becoming Attorney General and supports the president’s agenda.
- Early in his tenure, Blanche’s Justice Department expanded executive privilege to include non-administration advisers, affecting investigations.
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