Education department suppresses nonbinary and gender identity data
The Trump administration quietly released a 2023–24 update to the Education Department's Civil Rights Data Collection but removed all reported numbers tied to nonbinary students and gender identity by replacing those fields with a code reading "Suppressed in Compliance with Executive Order." The release also suppressed allegations of bullying and harassment by gender identity and links to district policies. Only about 1,800 of more than 13,000 districts had reported gender identity data. The department said the Office for Civil Rights will release more data and is realigning functions, while advocates warn the suppression erases a national view of affected students.
Federal school data on nonbinary students were suppressed in 2024 release
Context
The civil rights survey included nonbinary as a category before the change. An executive order defined sex as male or female, which the release cites. The Office for Civil Rights said it will release more data and realign its functions.
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