Feds Investigate School Districts

Federal investigators have opened inquiries into multiple Illinois school districts over policies involving transgender students, including restroom access, pronoun use and LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum guidance.

The investigations, publicly confirmed this month by the U.S. Department of Justice, involve districts across Illinois. Gov. JB Pritzker criticized the inquiries, calling them politically motivated.

Congress Advances LGBTQ Restrictions

House Republicans advanced fiscal year 2027 appropriations language this month that includes several provisions affecting LGBTQ-related federal policies.

The proposed measures include restrictions on displaying Pride flags at certain federal facilities and limitations on some LGBTQ-focused State Department programs. The legislation has not received final congressional approval.

Supreme Court Declines School Pronoun Case

The U.S. Supreme Court declined April 20 to hear a Massachusetts case involving whether schools must notify parents if students use different names or pronouns at school.

The decision in Foote v. Ludlow School Committee leaves in place a lower-court ruling supporting school discretion in handling student gender identity issues.