The U.S. Department of Education opened investigations under FERPA into two states, alleging violations of parents' rights.

The Trump administration launched an investigation Thursday into the California Department of Education over a law that says districts can't force teachers and staff to notify parents if a student changes their gender identity at school.

Two federal departments are investigating whether California violated the rights of parents through school-based efforts to block parents from accessing records pertaining to a child’s gender. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins wrote Democratic California Gov.