"The investigations will determine if LGBTQ+ content, which the department describes as 'sexual orientation and gender ideology (SOGI) content', is included in any classes for grades pre-K-12 and if the schools have notified parents of their right to opt their children out. Further to this, the DOJ investigation will assess whether the three school districts restrict access to single-sex spaces based on 'biological sex'."
""This Department of Justice is fiercely committed to ending the growing trend of local school authorities embedding sexuality and gender ideology in every aspect of public education," assistant attorney general Harmeet K. Dhillon, of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, said of the investigations. "Supreme Court precedent is clear: parents have the right to direct the religious upbringing of their children, which includes exempting them from ideological instruction which conflicts with their families' sincerely held religious beliefs.""
The Department of Justice has launched investigations into Detroit Public Schools Community District, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, and the Lansing School District. The probes will determine whether LGBTQ+ content, described by the department as 'sexual orientation and gender ideology (SOGI) content', appears in pre-K–12 classes and whether schools notified parents of opt-out rights. The investigations will also assess whether districts restrict access to single-sex spaces based on 'biological sex'. The DOJ framed the inquiries within concerns about embedding sexuality and gender ideology in public education and invoked parental rights and Title IX protections for access to bathrooms and locker rooms. Title IX is identified as the civil rights law banning sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and is associated with gender equality in college sports.
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