Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Entries where the acting authority was Anne Arundel County Public Schools, whatever state or country the events took place in.
2026 Events (1)
Anne Arundel County, Maryland schools narrowed LGBTQ+ student confidentiality rule to open gender-identity records to parents after federal threat
On August 18, 2026, Anne Arundel County Public Schools revised Administrative Regulation JQ-RA, "Safe and Inclusive Environments for LGBTQ+ Students," adding language stating that nothing in the regulation limits parents' right under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act to inspect their child's complete education record. Superintendent Mark Bedell told the school community the next day that the amended text reaches "any information maintained in education records that relates to gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, preferred name, or preferred pronouns." The revision followed a July 27, 2026 joint enforcement action by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education, which threatened the district with litigation or loss of federal funding over that same confidentiality provision.