Tag: transgender
Kobach tells state board to remove ‘gender identity’ language from school lunch contracts
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in a letter released June 25, 2025, is warning the Kansas State Board of Education…
Kobach urges U.S. Department of Ed to investigate four Kansas districts for civil rights violations
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is urging the United States Department of Education to open an investigation against four school…
SCOTUS upholds Tenn. law banning ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors
In a landmark 6-3 ruling earlier this week in United States v. Skrmetti, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a…
KSHSAA says ‘sex at birth’ may not be known at birth
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is declining to answer questions about a form asking for the “sex at…
Kansas Legislature overrides governor’s veto of “Help Not Harm Act”
Lawmakers overrode Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of SB 63, the so-called “Help Not Harm Act”. The legislation outlaws healthcare…
KDOC threatens disciplinary action against employees for misgendering “residents”
The Kansas Department of Corrections is refusing to answer questions after the Sentinel obtained an email threatening KDOC employees for…
Convicted murderer got sex change surgery courtesy of Kansas taxpayers
Kansas taxpayers have apparently paid for the sex change surgery for a convicted murderer in state prison. Thomas Lamb, 83…
Olathe School District officials dodge questions on possible state law violation on student restroom usage
Questions following multiple reports from parents who say Mission Trail Middle School officials in Olathe are allowing a biological girl…
New database shows extent of gender-affirming treatment in Kansas, nationwide
There are 93 juvenile patients receiving gender-affirming treatment in Kansas, 22 of whom have had surgery and 71 of whom…
Judge expands Title IX injunction to hundreds of schools in 44 states
In early July, Federal Judge for the District of Kansas John Broomes issued a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of…
Kobach sues federal government over new Title IX rules
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing the federal government over changes to Title IX requirements that are supposed to…
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill to ban ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors
A new law that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors has been vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly. Senate…
Legal experts refute gender privacy claims by ACLU, KNEA on parental notification
The Kansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Kansas chapter of the National Education Association (KNEA)…
Kansas 4-H declines to answer questions about controversial transgender housing policy
Kansas State University Research and Extension is refusing to say whether a controversial transgender housing policy remains in effect. As…
ACLU, KNEA tell schools to ignore Women’s Bill of Rights law
Just days before the “Women’s Bill of Rights” law goes into effect on July 1, the American Civil Liberties Union…
SMSD dodges questions about transgender policy
The Shawnee Mission School District has declined to answer questions about its “Transgender Practices & FAQ,” a document obtained by…
Records request backs up SMSD teacher’s complaints about DEI
The results of a Kansas Open Records Act request to the Shawnee Mission School District back up several of the…
Eudora school leaders focus on bond issue vote; avoid reference to 2022 controversy
With veto-proof majorities, the Kansas House and Senate passed and sent to the governor’s desk Senate Substitute for House Bill…
At least 3 KS school districts hide students’ transgender status from parents
Over 160 school districts nationwide, including three in Kansas, have policies to keep students’ transgender status a secret from their…
USD 259: honoring parents’ wishes on student pronouns is discriminatory
The Wichita School district is declining to answer questions about a teacher training that says it is “discriminatory” for teachers…
Derby Recreation Commission allows biological males in women’s locker room, even after used condom is found
The Derby Recreation Commission has refused to respond to questions about its transgender locker room policy, even after a used…
Title IX does not cover gender identity, court rules
Title IX rules against gender-based discrimination do not include “gender identity,” according to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting…
Fed up with 4-H focus on DEI, local group forms an alternative
One family in Southeast Kansas took a hard look at what was happening in the 4-H program they’d been a…
Gardner-Edgerton school board delays decision on transgender policy
Approval of a transgender policy on restrooms and other issues at Gardner-Edgerton USD 231 will be delayed for at least…