Invoking federal privacy law, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the Anne Arundel County Public Schools on October 27, 2026 over its LGBTQ+ policies, despite the district making recent changes to its policies following pressure from the Trump administration.
The DOJ cited two privacy laws (i.e., the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act or FERPA and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment or PPRA), which the administration has been utilizing to target LGBTQ+ inclusion practices nationwide, including :gender plans.”.
The DOJ lawsuit was filed following an earlier investigation into the school district from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), which was then referred to the DOJ.
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