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U.S. Education Department announces directed investigation of Maine over alleged FERPA violations involving student "gender plans"
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced that the U.S. Department of Education has opened a directed investigation into the Maine Department of Education over alleged violations of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced that the U.S. Department of Education has opened a directed investigation into the Maine Department of Education over alleged violations of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). McMahon said the probe responds to reports that "dozens of Maine school districts allow for schools to create gender plans that support a student's transgender identity and then hide those plans from parents claiming they don't fall under education records."
McMahon said, "Parents and guardians have the right to access their child's education records to guide and safeguard their child's mental, emotional, and physical well-being, and we will uphold the law." She added that if…
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