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Annie Ma and Heather Hollingsworth

Justice Department sues Kansas school system over policies on transgender students

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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the school system in Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies on transgender students.

The lawsuit comes more than a year after the Education Department first said it was investigating four districts in Kansas following a complaint from the Defense of Freedom Institute. The conservative group's complaint alleged the schools had policies preventing disclosure of a student's “transgender status” to parents without the student's consent.

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