Rhode Island School District Faces Backlash Over Hidden Gender Transition Policy

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A conservative legal group is calling on the Trump administration to investigate a Rhode Island school district over a policy that allegedly allows school officials to facilitate students’ gender transitions behind their parents’ backs, accusing the district of violating multiple federal civil rights laws.

America First Legal (AFL) filed a formal complaint Tuesday with the Justice Department and Department of Education targeting Westerly Public Schools in Westerly, Rhode Island, over a transgender student policy adopted in 2017.