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FIRST ON FOX: A major Virginia school district outside Washington, D.C., is facing a demand to rescind one of its policies that is alleged to be keeping parents in the dark if their child begins showing signs of transitioning genders at school.
America First Legal (AFL), a Trump-aligned lawfare group, is threatening litigation against the Fairfax City Public Schools (FCPS) system unless it rescinds Regulation 2603 and its accompanying policies, arguing it creates «a dual-track system in which FCPS actively supports and documents a student’s social transition at school while presenting parents with an incomplete — and materially misleading — account.»
In particular, AFL is taking issue with some of the district’s guidance that tells educators to refrain from «out[ing]» a student to their parents in district-wide information systems that they have access to, while requiring name and pronoun changes that students request to be made in the district’s information systems that are faculty-facing only. The policy also includes guidance notifying educators they do not need to obtain parental permission to affirm a student’s new gender identity, and permits students to choose the locker or bathroom of their choice without parental permission or even notifying them.
The legal demand, on behalf of a client with students in the district, follows a Supreme Court decision in March that America First Legal says has proven withholding a student’s desire to transition genders from their parents is against the law. «There can be no serious dispute that FCPS’s policies mandate the very conduct the Supreme Court has now condemned,» AFL’s letter to FCPS Superintendent, Dr. Michelle Reid, states.
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A transgender flag waves at an undisclosed location on an undisclosed date (left). A judge uses his gavel (right). (Getty Images/iStock)
AFL is referring to Mirabelli v. Bonta, during which the Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that rejected pleas from parents of students in California schools to cease hiding their children’s gender transitions. AFL also argues in its letter to FCPS that Mirabelli v. Bonta «built directly on» Mahmoud v. Taylor, another case that invalidated school policy related to giving parents the right to opt their children out of educational programming. A school district blocked the opt-out policy, but parents demanded it was their right to know what their kids were being taught and, if they wish, excuse them from certain programming that may violate their sincerely held religious beliefs.
«The Court also made clear that the constitutional violation is not confined to the Free Exercise Clause. The policies independently implicate the fundamental Due Process right of parents — religious and nonreligious alike — to direct the upbringing and education of their children, including decisions bearing on a child’s mental health,» AFL adds in its letter. «Because gender dysphoria ‘has an important bearing on a child’s mental health,’ policies that both conceal relevant information from parents and affirmatively facilitate a child’s social transition at school likely infringe these constitutional protections.»
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Meanwhile, the AFL says that FCPS’s policies also violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, which guarantees parents the right to view their child’s educational records while they are under 18.
A Fairfax County Public Schools bus is seen outside of Lutie Lewis Coates Elementary School in Herndon, Virginia, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The guidance on gender identity from FCPS appears to be aware of potential FERPA violations, with the policy warning educators that if a parent or guardian requests access to see their child’s records, they will have access to both the child’s chosen and given name.
«If a student transitioning at school is not ready to share with their family about their transgender status, this should be respected,» the guidance instructs. «In this scenario, school staff should make a change socially, calling the student by the chosen name, while their official [school database] information remains the same.»
FCPS told Fox News Digital it is reviewing the letter from the AFL.
In January, the AFL also filed a federal civil rights complaint over this same matter. In response to that, the district told Fox News Digital in a statement that «FCPS remains committed to fostering a safe, supportive, welcoming, and inclusive school environment for all students and staff.»
«FCPS policies and regulations will continue to stay aligned with Virginia and federal law,» the district added in a separate statement in response to this article. «We continue to partner with all families to provide a safe, supportive, and inclusive school environment for all students and staff members, including our transgender and gender-expansive community.»
A transgender rights supporter takes part in a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments in a case on transgender health rights in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Last year, the Trump administration put FCPS and a handful of other Northern Virginia school districts on a «high risk» status due to their policies on intimate spaces for females and transgender students, threatening their federal funding and putting it in a «reimbursement only» payment status.
«The Department of Education has already placed FCPS on a restricted status related to Title IX noncompliance, with related proceedings pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,» AFL’s civil rights complaint points out. «This complaint independently establishes that FCPS’s current practices also risk federal education funding for violations of FERPA. I invite the Department of Education to take official notice of the existing Title IX enforcement posture as relevant context for federal oversight and remedial measures.»
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Secret Service agent on JD Vance’s detail investigated for allegedly leaking operational security info
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A U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agent assigned to Vice President JD Vance’s security detail is being investigated over allegations of leaking sensitive information.
«A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security,» Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement to Fox News.
The agency would not comment on the specifics of the case, Guglielmi said, but noted that «any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated.»
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The probe came a week after an MS Now report detailed alleged frustrations within Vance’s security detail over last-minute personal and family travel requests.
One day after the story was published, MS Now reported Vance’s office canceled a helicopter flight scheduled for his son’s golf lesson. The Trump administration said the proposed use of Marine Two — the call sign for the helicopter carrying the vice president — was for operational reasons.
«Compared to a motorcade, it drastically decreased the burden on local law enforcement and eliminated the inconvenience of road closures and disruptions to motorists along the long driving route,» the administration wrote in a statement to Fox News.
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A Secret Service agent watches the crowd as Vice President JD Vance speaks behind bulletproof glass during the 53rd annual March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23, 2026. The annual pro-life demonstration, themed «Life is a Gift,» marks the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision and includes a march toward Capitol Hill. (AFP via Getty Images)
The MS Now report noted that current and former Secret Service agents pointed out that prior vice presidents «eschewed using such expensive government perks for the convenience of their children’s schedule.»
Agents said the «off-the-record» (OTR) trips sometimes force them to cancel personal plans and require them to construct security plans in a hurry.
«The detail is tired of them not giving notice on things and making everything an OTR,» a person familiar with the detail’s frustration told the news outlet. «[Vance] thinks he can still move around like a U.S. senator.»
A Vance spokesperson told Fox News the family is grateful to the Secret Service.
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«While protecting a vice president with a large policy portfolio and a young and growing family presents a unique challenge, agents of the Secret Service do so with excellence every day,» the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, USSS Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said that all special agents understand the commitment required to serve on a protective detail.
«Our agents work tirelessly to ensure protectees’ safety and security, while also preserving normalcy to the extent possible,» Quinn told Fox News. «We are committed to supporting our personnel, which requires around-the-clock dedication and discipline. This is a job that requires absolute dedication and discipline. There is no room for compromise.»
The frustration among agents reportedly led some to create custom coins and stickers mocking the frequency of Vance’s last-minute travel, referencing the vice president’s Secret Service code name, «Bobcat.»
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Some coins reportedly read, «Bobcat OTR Survivors Club.»
The Trump administration acknowledged that last-minute trips can arise unexpectedly.
«Most past presidents and vice presidents have not had young children, and therefore the detail has not been presented with this nature of protective mandate,» the administration told Fox News.
«The Vice President is also a very active and involved Vice President, more so than recent officeholders,» the statement continued. «His unprecedented diplomatic role, for example, while critically important, has added new demands for a detail used to operating with lead times that are impossible in high-stakes diplomacy.»
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El sur de Europa sufre una ola de incendios avivados por temperaturas extremas: hay miles de evacuados
Violentos incendios forestales, avivados por el viento y las altas temperaturas, arrasaron varias regiones del sur de Europa y provocaron este jueves la evacuación de miles de personas en Francia y España.
Este año es el segundo con más superficie quemada por incendios en la Unión Europea a estas alturas desde que empezaron los registros hace 20 años, según datos satelitales del sistema Effis.
Al menos tres bomberos murieron en los últimos días, dos en Francia y un efectivo en Italia.
El gobierno español decretó la noche del jueves la emergencia de alcance nacional en la región de Madrid y en la provincia de Ávila, cerca de la capital. La medida, anunciada por el Ministerio del Interior, busca movilizar más recursos para combatir las llamas, que en Madrid provocaron la evacuación de 10.000 personas.
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En tanto, el presidente Francés, Emmanuel Macron, anunció que pidió activar el mecanismo de protección civil de la UE por incendios. Se trata de una herramienta para coordinar la ayuda de emergencia europea cuando un desastre supera la capacidad de respuesta nacional de un país afectado.
En el sur de Francia, los bomberos luchan contra dos incendios de gran magnitud. Uno de ellos, en Le Porge, cerca de la ciudad de Burdeos, en el sudoeste del país, afectó 3400 hectáreas, según la última estimación de los bomberos.
“Los gendarmes vinieron a tocar puerta por puerta. El fuego estaba a 500 metros”, contó a Patrick Martineau, un residente de Le Porge de 69 años. Bomberos combaten las llamas en la zona de Le Porge, en Gironda, en Francia (Foto;: Reuters)
“Tenemos miedo y es difícil de comprender. Es surrealista. Cuando compramos aquí, hace seis años, no pensábamos en el riesgo de incendio”, dijo.
Según varias fuentes, el incendio habría sido provocado por trabajos de desbroce (limpieza de terreno) en un camino forestal.
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Según las autoridades, unas 20.000 personas -entre turistas y cientos de residentes de las localidades aledañas al bosque- se vieron obligadas a abandonar la zona.
El otro incendio, que comenzó el martes al mediodía en un campo y se extiende por el departamento del Var, en el sur de Francia, afectó 2500 hectáreas y más de 300 personas fueron evacuadas.
Durante la tarde, el prefecto, Simon Fabre, anunció que “el incendio se reavivó” y se reactivaron entre 50 y 100 focos.
Nuevas evacuaciones en España
Por la noche del jueves, el gobierno español de Pedro Sánchez decretó la emergencia de alcance nacional en la región de Madrid y en la provincia de Ávila, cerca de la capital.
Según se informó, la medida, anunciada por el Ministerio del Interior, busca movilizar más recursos para combatir las llamas, que en Madrid provocaron la evacuación de 10.000 personas.
El incendio más importante se encuentra a unos cien kilómetros al norte de Madrid, en la provincia de Guadalajara. Desde el jueves pasado, arrasó 32.000 hectáreas.
Un helicóptero lanza agua para apagar las llamas cerca de Guadalajara, España (Foto;: EFE)
Contra el incendio declarado cerca de Aldea del Fresno trabajan “18 dotaciones de bomberos”, junto a soldados de la Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME), indicaron los servicios de emergencia.
Varias carreteras permanecen cortadas por las llamas.
En los últimos días se declararon numerosos incendios en España.
Impulsados por la ola de calor que asfixia al país desde hace dos días, estos incendios forestales se propagan muy rápidamente, sobre todo en las zonas desérticas, donde la maleza constituye el combustible ideal para el rápido avance de las llamas.
Incendios arrasan Sicilia
En Italia, decenas de incendios forestales y de vegetación arrasan Sicilia, anunció el ministro del Interior, Matteo Piantedosi.
Un centenar de habitantes, así como 22 pacientes de una clínica en el centro de la isla, donde las temperaturas superaron los 40°C en los últimos días, fueron evacuados el miércoles, según los bomberos.
“Se han desplegado 6000 efectivos y están operando 20 medios aéreos”, declaró el presidente de la región, Renato Schifani, quien precisó que cerca de 50 incendios -de los 344 reportados el miércoles- siguen activos.
Un portavoz de la Agencia de Protección Civil de Italia declaró que los incendios son avivados por “temperaturas muy altas y un suelo muy seco”. También se registraron más de 160 incendios en las últimas 24 horas en Calabria, la región vecina.
(Con información de AFP)
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