OCR COMPLAINT: Portland Public Schools
On March 3, 2025, Parents Defending Education (PDE) brings this complaint against Portland Public Schools (PPS) in Oregon for discrimination on the basis of race in programs or activities…
NTD NEWS: Education Department Opens ‘End DEI’ Whistleblower Portal
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday launched an online portal for parents, students, and teachers to report discriminatory practices carried out under the banner of diversity, equity, and…
Help Eliminate Race-Based Discrimination in K-12 Schools
The Education Department is making serious changes to eliminate race-based politics in America’s classrooms. Schools that persist in using “diversity” as an excuse to discriminate will likely lose…
Regional School Unit 19 had training on gender identity confidentiality for students; staff told to use preferred pronouns for students
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Regional School Unit 19 seeking any guidance on transgender issues. The district provided PDE with a presentation for staff titled…
York School Department has policy to keep gender identity of students hidden from parents
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the York School Department seeking any guidance on transgender issues. The policy appears to explain that the gender identity of…
Regional School Unit 39 states that students may identify as transgender without parents knowing or being involved
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Regional School Unit 39 seeking any guidance on transgender issues. The district provided PDE with a “Gender Diverse…
Regional School Unit 68 has gender support plan that appears to state the gender identity of students can be hidden from parents
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Regional School Unit 68 seeking any guidance on transgender issues. The district provided PDE with a document labeled as a…
Camden Rockport Schools has “Transgender Student Support Plan” that states the gender identity of students can be hidden from parents; asks for a student’s “Legal (Dead) Name”
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to Camden Rockport Schools seeking any guidance on transgender issues. The district provided PDE with a document labeled as a “Transgender…
Bangor School Department has guidance to keep gender identity of students hidden from parents; training for staff included “Genderbread Person” to teach that gender is on a spectrum
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Bangor School Department seeking any guidance on transgender issues. The district provided PDE with several documents. One document from…