At least 57 school districts in Maine have policies that prevent parents from knowing if their child is identifying as transgender, The Federalist reported. These policies may violate federal laws and an executive order signed by President Trump, which emphasized parental rights in education.
Key Facts:
- 57 out of 192 Maine school districts have policies hiding students’ gender transitions from parents.
- Portland Public Schools, the state’s largest district, explicitly states staff must follow students’ wishes over parental consent.
- Governor Janet Mills’ administration faces a federal civil rights investigation for allowing males to compete in female sports, putting $250 million in federal funding at risk.
- Trump’s executive order prohibits federal funding for schools that conceal a minor’s gender transition from parents.
- Schools train staff to push gender ideology, using tools like the “Genderbread Person” and discouraging traditional family terminology.
The Rest of The Story:
Documents obtained by Parents Defending Education reveal that many of Maine’s school districts actively hide gender identity information from parents.
These policies, often written by the Maine School Boards Association, direct teachers and staff to follow students’ wishes rather than notify parents of gender transitions.
Portland Public Schools, for example, mandates that staff comply with students’ preferences regarding pronouns, names, and even restroom and locker room access—regardless of parental objections.
Other districts, including those in Lewiston, Bangor, and Auburn, have nearly identical policies.
Meanwhile, the state’s Democrat leadership is under federal scrutiny for policies allowing biological males to compete in female sports.
If found in violation of civil rights laws, Maine could lose hundreds of millions in education funding.
Maine Governor Janet Mills defies President Trump on the issue of men in women's athletics.
Says to the President, " I'll see you in court."
Six hours later, the Office of Civil Rights announced they were investigating Maine for Title IX violations.
BOOM! pic.twitter.com/LtKtENmm1L— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) February 22, 2025
The Trump administration’s prior executive order reinforced parental oversight, setting up a legal battle over Maine’s radical approach to gender ideology in schools.
Commentary:
Policies that exclude parents from critical decisions about their own children are not only reckless but also violate the fundamental rights of families.
Schools are not the rightful guardians of children—parents are.
Hiding a child’s gender transition from their mother and father is a blatant overreach of government authority and a dangerous social experiment with lifelong consequences.
Beyond violating federal protections for parental rights, these policies fly in the face of Trump’s executive order.
That order made it clear: schools that push gender transitions behind parents’ backs should lose federal funding.
The Biden administration, however, has refused to enforce these protections, making it more critical than ever that states face financial consequences for such policies.
Parents in Maine—and across the country—need to wake up and take action.
They should immediately pull their children from districts with these policies and demand full transparency in education.
Schools should never be allowed to deceive parents, especially on an issue as serious as gender identity.
More broadly, the public education system has become a cultural battleground, where radical ideologies are forced onto children without parental consent.
It’s time for a major reckoning—either public education is reformed, or it must be rebuilt from the ground up to ensure it serves children and families, not political agendas.
The Bottom Line:
Maine schools are actively keeping parents in the dark about their children’s gender transitions, violating parental rights and potentially federal law.
The state’s leadership is already under investigation for its gender policies in sports, and federal funding could be at risk.
This is yet another example of radical ideology infiltrating public education, and unless action is taken, more schools will follow suit.
Parents must demand change—before it’s too late.
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