Trump Administration’s Latest CA Targets Are Palo Alto, SF, North Monterey School Districts | San Jose Inside

Palo Alto, San Francisco and North Monterey school districts are the target of new investigations by the U.S. Department of Education, for allegedly violating federal parental rights laws. The Education Department this week announced that its “Student Privacy Policy Office” has begun investigations into the Palo Alto Unified School District, San Francisco Unified School District and North Monterey County Unified School District for allegedly “requiring students to reveal intimate details about themselves and their families without parental consent or knowledge.” The investigations, according to federal officials, will determine whether the school districts violated the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, which requires schools to notify parents and obtain their written consent before surveying students on topics that would reveal protected information. Education officials warned that failure to comply could jeopardize federal funds of school programs.

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