Analysis
What the administration claimed
The U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office determined Anne Arundel County Public Schools improperly classifies students' gender identity as confidential medical information that cannot be shared with parents and is partnering with the Department of Justice to take enforcement action under FERPA.
Claimant: U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary of Education / Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO)
Agency or office: U.S. Department of Education
Context
ED press release announcing SPPO's determination regarding Anne Arundel County Public Schools and stating that ED and DOJ will pursue enforcement action, including possible judicial proceedings and loss of federal funding, for violations of FERPA.
Evidence
The claim is an official determination reported in an ED press release. It is directly supported by the quoted passage in the agency's announcement that SPPO concluded the district improperly classified gender-identity information as confidential medical information and that ED is partnering with DOJ to pursue enforcement under FERPA.