The Department of Education announced Thursday it has opened an investigation into four Kansas school districts regarding policies that allow teachers to maintain confidentiality with students about their gender identity.

The department’s Office for Civil Rights and Student Privacy Policy Office launched investigations into Topeka Public Schools, Shawnee Public Schools, Olathe Public Schools, and Kansas City Public Schools.

The investigations came after a complaint was filed in June by the Defense of Freedom Institute that alleged the districts’ policies allow students to participate in sports and use restrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity instead of biological sex. Such policies also prevent school officials from disclosing a student’s transgender status to their parents without the student’s consent, according to the complaint.

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