司法部起诉马里兰州 Anne Arundel 县公立学校：指控学校秘密为学生转换性别、向家长隐瞒记录
美国司法部民权司10月27日在华盛顿宣布，已对马里兰州 Anne Arundel 县公立学校（AACPS）提起诉讼，指控该学区在未通知家长、未经家长同意的情况下秘密为学生进行“性别转换”，并阻止家长查阅子女的教育记录，违反《家庭教育权利与隐私法》（FERPA）与《学生权利保护修正案》（PPRA）。
“学校不应在未通知家长并取得同意的情况下，与学生讨论首选代词或‘性别认同’，”司法部民权司助理检察长 Harmeet K. Dhillon 说，“当家长要求查看能揭示学校秘密行为的教育记录时，不应被欺骗、被敷衍，或被打上‘安全隐患’的标签。本部将终结让家长蒙在鼓里的非法学校政策。”
诉状指控，AACPS 指示教职员工征求、记录并执行学生自行认定的姓名、代词与“性别认同”，且不通知家长；学区将“性别认同”信息定为“机密”，并以告知家长会给学生带来“安全隐患”这一单方认定为由，指示员工向家长隐瞒相关信息。
诉状还称，AACPS 在未通知家长、也未给予家长质疑其准确性机会的情况下，将学生的“性别认同”信息上报马里兰州教育厅。司法部表示，此次诉讼旨在执行 FERPA 与 PPRA 赋予家长的权利。
Justice Department Sues Anne Arundel County Public Schools Over Secret Gender Transitions of Students
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced on Oct. 27 in Washington that it has sued Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) in Maryland, alleging the district secretly “gender transitions” children without their parents' knowledge or consent and blocks parents' access to information about their children, in violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA).
“Schools should not discuss preferred pronouns or ‘gender identity’ with a student without parental notification and consent,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division. “Parents should not be lied to, stonewalled, or branded as ‘safety concerns’ when they ask to see the education records that reveal what schools are secretly doing to their children. This Department will end illegal school policies that keep parents in the dark.”
The complaint alleges that AACPS directs school staff to solicit, document, and act upon a student's self-identified name, pronouns, and “gender identity” without notifying parents. AACPS designates “gender identity” information as “confidential” and instructs staff to withhold it from parents based on the unilateral assertion that informing parents would pose a “safety concern” to students.
The complaint further alleges that AACPS reports “gender identity” information to the Maryland State Department of Education without parental notice or an opportunity to challenge its accuracy. The Department said the lawsuit enforces parents' rights under FERPA and PPRA.
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