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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday announced it
had terminated California�s participation in a federal sex education grant program after the state refused to remove information about transgender
people from its curricula.

The department�s Administration for Children and Families (ACF) asked California in March to submit all learning materials for its Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), a teen pregnancy prevention and
sexual health initiative established in 2010 under the Affordable Care
Act, �for a medical accuracy review.�

On Thursday, HHS said it identified content in the state�s curricula
outside of the scope of PREP�s authorizing statute.

�Specifically, ACF identified multiple examples of gender ideology
content, including lessons teaching students that gender identity is
distinct from biological sex and that boys can identify as girls and vice versa,� acting Assistant Secretary Andrew Gradison wrote in a termination letter to officials at California�s Department of Public Health (CDPH).

In June, Gradison instructed the department to remove �all content
concerning gender ideology� from its PREP curricula within 60 days.

According to Thursday�s termination letter, California�s health department
said in its Aug. 19 response that it would �not make any such
modifications,� arguing its program materials are relevant and medically accurate and ACF does not have authority to take an enforcement action.

PREP�s authorizing statute �includes no mention of gender ideology,� which
�is not supported by the weight of science,� Gradison wrote to the
department on Thursday, adding, �Termination of all California State PREP grants is now appropriate.�

The CDPH has 30 days to submit an appeal. A spokesperson for the
department did not immediately return a request for comment.

In a statement, Gradison said the Trump administration �will not allow
taxpayer dollars to be used to indoctrinate children.�

�Accountability is coming for every state that uses federal funds to teach children delusional gender ideology,� he said.

In an emailed statement, Elana Ross, a spokesperson for California Gov.
Gavin Newsom (D), said, �If it�s a day ending in y, President Trump is attacking kids� safety, health, and access to education as part of his
culture war.�

Earlier Thursday, Trump threatened to defund California schools that do
not adhere to the administration�s policies on transgender students. Since returning to office in January, Trump has sought to bar transgender girls
from participating in girls� school sports and prohibit trans students
from using restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.

The Justice Department last month sued California�s Education Department
and the state�s governing body for high school sports over what it said
was a pattern of �illegal sex discrimination against female student
athletes.� Both entities have refused to comply with the administration�s demands to ban trans athletes from girls� competitions, citing a 2013
state law protecting the right of transgender students to compete in line
with their gender identity.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5464043-california-transgender- sex-education-grant/

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