NewsWPLG Local 10 – PoliticsSeptember 4, 2026Miami-Dade
Trump administration removes gender-based bullying and nonbinary student data from school civil rights survey
The Trump administration released an updated federal civil rights survey for schools that excludes all data points regarding nonbinary students and bullying incidents based on gender identity. This change removes these specific categories from the national reporting requirements for school districts.
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The removal of these data points changes the scope of federal civil rights monitoring in schools, affecting how bullying incidents related to gender identity are tracked and reported at the national level.
Key Facts
- The Trump administration released an updated school civil rights survey this week.
- The updated survey removes all data fields related to nonbinary students.
- The updated survey removes all data fields related to bullying based on gender identity.
Who's Mentioned
personSeth Galanter“Senior fellow at the Edley Center on Law and Democracy”organizationWilliams Institute“LGBTQ+ law and policy research center at UCLA”other13,000“Total number of U.S. school districts”organizationEducation Department“Federal agency responsible for the Civil Rights Data Collection”organizationTrump administration“The federal executive branch responsible for the survey update.”other1,800“Number of school districts that reported data on trans and nonbinary students in”personIvy Morgan“Director of research and data at EdTrust”personJoe Biden“Former President whose administration initiated the data collection”personLauren Bouton“Author of the Williams Institute report”personDonald Trump“President of the United States”