A pair of northern Virginia school districts filed lawsuits against the Education Department after Trump administration officials said they would freeze federal funds over the districts’ bathroom and locker room policies allowing students to use the facilities that match their gender identities, which they say violate Title IX.

Fairfax County Public Schools and Arlington Public Schools filed the lawsuits Friday, both in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, pushing back on the Education Department’s assertion that their policies violate Title IX and asking the court to remove the “high-risk status” the department placed on the districts.

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