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KC School District Defies DOJ on Student Privacy | Topeka News
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools is defiantly challenging the Department of Justice’s claim that its student gender identity policies violate FERPA, arguing they’ve never blocked parents from accessing records — even as federal officials threaten legal action and funding loss. The dispute centers on whether consent requirements for sharing a student’s gender identity or pronouns infringe on parental rights, but district leaders insist their actual guidance, not an outdated 2017 presentation, governs policy — and that it actually supports case-by-case reviews for sensitive situations like…
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