Federal civil rights investigators have opened inquiries into three Michigan public school districts over classroom content and student facility policies.
The probes target Detroit Public Schools Community District, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools and Lansing School District, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Federal officials said investigators will examine whether the districts include sexual orientation and gender identity content in pre-K-12 classes and, if so, whether parents are notified of their right to opt their children out of that instruction.
The investigations will also assess whether the districts limit access to “single-sex intimate spaces,” such as bathrooms and locker rooms, based on biological sex. The Trump administration’s position emphasizes that Title IX protections are rooted in biological sex.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division said the department is responding to what they see as a growing trend.
