Trump Administration Rescinds Agreements to Protect Transgender Students
The termination of the agreements is an effort to enforce President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive order that the government recognize only a person鈥檚 sex assigned at birth.
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Sacramento City Unified and La Mesa-Spring Valley school districts and Taft College in California are among six educational institutions in the U.S. that had civil rights settlements terminated by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday, according to the
The agreements, negotiated by previous administrations, were meant to uphold protections for transgender students. Now that they have been terminated, the colleges and school districts are no longer obligated to continue measures such as faculty training or allowing students to use the bathrooms, names or pronouns that align with their gender identity, the Associated Press reported.
The termination of the agreements is an effort to enforce President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive order that the government recognize only a person鈥檚 sex assigned at birth.
In Sacramento City Unified, that means the district will no longer have to abide by a 2024 settlement that requires it to provide training on Title IX policies to school administrators, teachers guidance counselors and school resource officers, according to the
The settlement stems from a 2022 complaint by a transgender student who said a teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns and that an administrator also referred to him incorrectly. The Office for Civil Rights, under the Biden administration, agreed with the student and directed the school district to take corrective measures, according to The Bee.
Sacramento City Unified said Monday it 鈥渞emains committed to the support of our LGBTQ+ students and staff.鈥�
The district won鈥檛 decide whether to rescind the policies until it learns whether it will impact its federal funding, according to The Bee. The district faces a $170 million budget deficit and threats of state takeover.
La Mesa-Spring Valley Unified Superintendent David Feliciano told the that the decision would have no effect on district policies and procedures.
鈥淲e remain committed to ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment for all students,鈥� he said.
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