Analysis
What the administration claimed
The U.S. Supreme Court (March 2026) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (June 2026) issued rulings finding that California policies requiring schools to hide information about students' gender transitions from parents very likely violate parents' constitutional rights.
Claimant: U.S. Department of Education Student Privacy Policy Office / Department of Education
Agency or office: U.S. Department of Education
Context
Press release from the Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office demanding California and Washington detail plans to revise school disclosure policies after recent court rulings; cites Mirabelli v. Olson (Supreme Court) and City of Huntington Beach v. Newsom (9th Cir.) as the legal basis.
Evidence
The Department's press release asserts that recent high-court decisions (a Supreme Court ruling in March 2026 and a Ninth Circuit decision in June 2026) support the Department's position that state policies instructing schools to withhold information about students' gender transitions from parents very likely violate parents' constitutional rights. This is a consequential and verifiable legal claim because it characterizes specific court holdings and their legal effect on state education policies.