Two school districts in Northern Virginia filed suit against the Department of Education over the agency's decision to withhold federal funds because the school systems refused to change their transgender policies.

Arlington Public Schools (APS) and Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) filed lawsuits Friday claiming the DOE's funding freeze is unconstitutional.

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Fairfax County schools are at risk of losing $167 million in federal funding, FCPS said in a statement. Arlington schools could lose $23 million, APS said.

Those millions of dollars go toward free lunches for students in need, education for students with disabilities and other programs, the school districts said.

"DOE has placed FCPS in an impossible position b

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