The Department of Education warned five Northern Virginia school districts Tuesday that they face the suspension or termination of millions in federal funding for refusing to comply with federal guidance on transgender student policies.

The school districts of Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, Arlington, and Alexandria have defied demands to change their bathroom and locker room policies. The districts allow transgender students to use facilities consistent with their gender identity, a stance that no longer adheres to Title IX following changes made after President Donald Trump began his second term.

“States and school districts cannot openly violate federal law while simultaneously receiving federal funding with no additional scrutiny,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement in a news release. “The Northern Virginia School Divisions that are choosing to abide by woke gender ideology in place of federal law must now prove they are using every single federal dollar for a legal purpose.

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