Justice Dept. targets Kansas district over transgender student transition policy

The U.S. Department of Justice filed what it calls the first lawsuit of its kind to block a Kansas City, Kansas, school district from facilitating gender transitions for transgender students without parental input, arguing the district policy violates federal laws protecting parental access to student records and requiring parental consent for evaluations; the district did not comment, and the move signals a broader federal effort to challenge transgender policies in schools.