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FERPA and Gender Identity in Schools | Annapolis News
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Federal agencies are investigating Anne Arundel County Public Schools over alleged FERPA violations, claiming the district improperly withheld a student’s gender identity from parents. While the DOJ and Department of Education also scrutinized Ann Arbor Public Schools, AACPS Superintendent Mark Bedell responded by updating the district’s LGBTQ+ policy to explicitly affirm that FERPA rights—including parental access to all education records—take precedence over school protections. The revised language clarifies that no policy should block parents from viewing sensitive information like gender identity, sexual orientation, or preferred names/pronouns.
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