[Spam] Democrat AGs sue to force taxpayers to subsidize gender ideology in public schools

The coalition is led by Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown,
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Minnesota Attorney General
Keith Ellison. 

(The Daily Signal) — A coalition of Democrat state attorneys general is
suing to continue taxpayer subsidies for public schools to teach gender
ideology in sex education classes. 

The coalition is led by Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown,
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Minnesota Attorney General
Keith Ellison and includes 16 states and the District of Columbia. The
complaint was filed Sept. 26 in the U.S. District Court in Oregon. 

In August, the Administration for Children and Families, an agency
within the Department of Health and Human Services, warned 40 states and
six territories to remove references to gender ideology from the
educational materials of the federally funded Personal Responsibility
Education Program, also known as PREP, which instructs teens to avoid
pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The agency gave the states
60 days to remove references or risk losing federal funding. 

“The federal government’s far-reaching efforts to erase people who don’t
fit one of two gender labels is illegal and wrong—and would deny
services to millions more in the process,” Brown said in a public
statement. “These young people are treated equally under Washington
state and federal laws, and we intend to make sure of it.” 

In August, the Administration for Children and Families terminated the
PREP grant to California when the state did not remove gender ideology
from the education material. 

“Accountability is coming,” HHS acting Assistant Secretary Andrew
Gradison said in a public statement in August after the warning letter
to the states and territories. “Federal funds will not be used to poison
the minds of the next generation or advance dangerous ideological
agendas. The Trump administration will ensure that PREP reflects the
intent of Congress, not the priorities of the Left.” 

Joining Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota in the coalition suing the
Trump administration are Colorado, Connecticut, the District of
Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. 

The complaint alleges the administration’s gender policy would mean a
loss of $35 million in federal funding for the 16 plaintiff states and
Washington, D.C., if they keep teaching gender ideology. The plaintiff
states also contend the administration’s move violates the federal
Administrative Procedure Act and violates the intent of Congress in
creating the grant program. 

This article was originally published by The Daily Signal. 

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nder-ideology-in-public-schools/