Analysis
What the administration claimed
The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office launched parental rights investigations into Bethel School District (Washington) and Denver Public Schools (Colorado) for alleged violations of the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, and the Office for Civil Rights will determine whether Denver Public Schools violated Title IX.
Claimant: U.S. Department of Education
Agency or office: U.S. Department of Education
Context
Official Department of Education press release announcing investigatory actions by SPPO and OCR regarding reported incidents in two school districts and stating the Department's intent to enforce PPRA and Title IX.
Evidence
The Department of Education press release explicitly states that SPPO has launched investigations into Bethel School District and Denver Public Schools for alleged PPRA violations and that OCR will determine whether Denver violated Title IX. These are official investigatory actions (not findings about the underlying allegations), and the allegations described in the release remain subject to investigation.