Two Virginia school districts, Fairfax County Public Schools and Arlington Public Schools, sued the U.S. Department of Education on Friday after federal officials moved to freeze funding to the districts, according to The Washington Post and local news outlets.

Why It Matters

The pair of lawsuits from the school districts is part of an effort to combat the Trump administration's rollback of LGBTQ+ rights in public schools and universities across the country.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January saying that the federal government will only recognize two sexes: male and female.

The president, Education Secretary Linda McMahon , and other administration officials have also repeatedly claimed that allowing transgender women in women's restrooms threatens the sa

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