Education Department widens school-rights investigations
Federal officials opened investigations in Washington and Colorado and sought updated state policy information, but announced no new July violation findings or funding cuts.
Title IX
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Education Department opens investigations into Colorado and Washington school districts
Federal officials opened investigations into Bethel School District in Washington and Denver Public Schools over alleged parental-rights and student-information violations. Denver also faces a Title IX investigation.
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Education Department reports nine new Title IX investigations and expanded funding actions
The Education Department said it opened nine Title IX investigations in June and moved several other matters toward funding consequences or Justice Department referrals.
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Education Department opens parental-rights investigations in Washington and Colorado school districts
The Student Privacy Policy Office is investigating Bethel School District and Denver Public Schools over alleged violations involving parental rights and student information.
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Education Department Launches National Initiative on School Employee Sexual Misconduct
The U.S. Department of Education says its new K-12 initiative will focus on hiring, reporting and federal compliance when school employees are accused of sexual misconduct involving students.
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Education Department launches national school-safety initiative aimed at stopping sexual-misconduct cases from moving between schools
The Education Department says federally funded schools must follow existing safeguards designed to prevent people believed to have engaged in student sexual misconduct from obtaining jobs at other schools.
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Federal education officials find Topeka Public Schools violated FERPA and Title IX
The U.S. Department of Education announced April 17 that Topeka Public Schools, USD 501, was among four Kansas districts found to have violated federal education law. The district faces a proposed resolution process involving student records, facilities and athletics policies.
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Federal Education Department finds Shawnee Mission policies violated FERPA and Title IX
Federal officials said Shawnee Mission School District’s student-records and sex-based facility policies violated federal law, proposing corrective terms that could affect records access, athletics and student accommodations.
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Federal agencies give Kansas City, Kansas, schools until Aug. 4 over student rules
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools faces an Aug. 4 federal deadline over disputed guidance involving transgender students, parent access to education records and Title IX policies.
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Title IX enforcement roundup: OCR ends ‘Title IX Month’ with investigations and a warning letter
United States Education and Civil Rights Policy – On July 1, 2026, OCR’s end-of-June “Title IX Month” recap cites new probes, actions, and a final warning letter.
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OCR launches national K-12 push against “passing the trash”—parent checklist
On July 10, 2026, OCR launched a national K-12 initiative with 20 directed investigations tied to 2023–24 CRDC—plus guidance for Title IX compliance.
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Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender girls in school sports (Title IX)
United States Evening Courts and Rights Update – On June 30, Supreme Court upheld state bans barring transgender girls from girls’ and women’s sports under Title IX.
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ED opens Title IX probe of Buncombe County Schools restroom allegations
United States Education and Civil Rights Policy – OCR opened a Title IX investigation into Buncombe County Schools’ restroom policy. Here’s what to expect.
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Title IX Month ends: OCR issues 10-day compliance letters in Colorado and Kansas, and points to Supreme Court sports ruling
United States Education and Civil Rights Policy – The July 1 recap says OCR opened nine Title IX investigations in June and issued a Jefferson County 10-day letter.
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Kansas privacy case adds DOJ to Education Department enforcement
United States Education and Civil Rights Policy – The Education Department is pairing with DOJ in a Kansas student privacy case, sharpening the federal stakes for schools nationwide.
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Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in school sports
The June 30 ruling upheld Idaho and West Virginia laws and said states may keep sex-separated school teams under Title IX and the Constitution.
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Topeka Schools face federal Title IX pressure as DOE escalates Kansas dispute
Topeka Public Schools was warned it has 10 calendar days to reach Title IX compliance after an OCR letter dated June 11.