(Dreamstime)
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating three California school districts over complaints that students were asked to disclose sexual orientation, gender identity, family finances, and immigration status without parental consent.
The department’s Student Privacy Policy Office, which enforces federal student privacy laws, announced the probes Friday into the North Monterey County, Palo Alto, and San Francisco unified school districts, reported the California Post, a New York Post publication.
According to the complaints, students were required to complete “Wheel of Power/Privilege” or “Mapping My Identities” exercises in ethnic studies classes, and parents who asked to review the curriculum were ignored or given only partial access…