Remember when Democrats just wanted to teach your kids math and science? Those days are long gone, it seems. Today’s radical left is on a mission to completely undermine America’s traditional values through our education system—and they’re doing it with your tax dollars! President Trump campaigned on restoring American greatness, and he’s delivering on that promise by dismantling the progressive indoctrination machine piece by piece.

But the Democrats aren’t going down without a fight. Every time President Trump takes a stand for traditional values and parental rights, the blue state tyrants push back even harder. They’ve invested too much in their radical agenda to let a little thing like democracy get in their way. And their favorite target? Your children. That’s right—while you’re working hard to provide for your family, Democratic officials are working overtime to ensure your kids are exposed to radical gender ideology before they’re old enough to tie their shoes.

The Secret Gender Factory in Blue State Schools

From ‘The Blaze’:

“The Trump Department of Education may be headed for dismantlement but on its way out is set to make life difficult for those blue-state radicals trying to indoctrinate and transition children behind parents’ backs.”

The U.S. Department of Education announced in March 2025 that it’s investigating the education departments in both Maine and California.

In Maine alone, a shocking 57 school districts reportedly have policies on their books that prevent parents from knowing when their children start identifying as members of the opposite sex. Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation last year prohibiting schools from notifying parents about their child’s gender confusion.

“We Stand With Parents”

At the heart of this conflict is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a federal law that recognizes parents’ rights to access their children’s education records. Blue state officials have twisted this privacy protection on its head, using it as a shield to keep parents uninformed about critical developments in their children’s lives.

“Parents and guardians have the right to access their child’s education records to guide and safeguard their child’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Any policy to the contrary is both illegal and immoral,” McMahon said in a statement. “It is deeply concerning to hear that teachers and school counselors in Maine are reportedly encouraging and helping students to undergo so-called ‘gender transitions’ while keeping parents in the dark.”

Blue State Rebellion Against Families

What blue states fail to acknowledge is a simple constitutional reality: state laws do not override federal laws. The Department of Education made this unequivocally clear, stating that “educational entities receiving federal funding are subject to FERPA and its implementing regulations, and violation of FERPA can result in termination of an educational entity’s federal funding.”

These bureaucrats have set themselves up as the ultimate authority over your children. Who gave them that right? Certainly not the Constitution, and definitely not you—the parents who know and love your children best.

Billions at Stake in Liberal Defiance

The financial stakes in this confrontation are enormous. California receives approximately $8 billion annually from the U.S. Department of Education, while Maine reportedly received $250 million this year.

The Trump administration’s investigations come as part of a broader effort to restore parental rights in education. President Trump’s January 29 executive order directed the Education Department to create a plan that would eliminate federal funds from being used “to directly or indirectly support or subsidize the social transition of a minor student, including through school staff or teachers or through deliberately concealing the minor’s social transition from the minor’s parents.”

The Biden-Era Legacy of Parental Exclusion

The current investigations reveal just how far the previous administration went to undermine parental authority. Secretary McMahon noted in her letter that “over the last four years, instead of vigorously enforcing these laws, the Biden Administration neglected the flood of complaints it received.”

While Biden officials looked the other way, radical educators seized the opportunity to implement policies designed to exclude parents from critical decisions about their children’s wellbeing. The concept of privacy was perversely inverted to “facilitate ideological indoctrination in a school environment without parental interference or even involvement,” according to McMahon.

This systematic effort to drive a wedge between parents and children stands in stark contrast to the Trump administration’s family-first approach. As Frank Miller, acting director of the ED’s Student Privacy Policy Office, reminded state education officials, they have legal obligations under FERPA and PPRA that cannot be ignored—no matter how much blue state ideologues might wish otherwise.

Key Takeaways:

• Trump’s DOE is investigating blue states that hide children’s gender transitions from parents.
• California and Maine risk losing billions in federal funding for violating parental rights laws.
• Schools are creating secret “gender plans” for children without parental knowledge or consent.

Sources: The Blaze, WMTW, Los Angeles Times