US President Trump Warns Schools Against Gender Identity Crisis, Demands Full Parental Control For Children

The warning is part of the Trump administration’s broader push to challenge gender-identity policies in public education

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned public schools against telling children that they are “trapped in the wrong body". He declared that such messaging could constitute child abuse.

Speaking at a White House back-to-school event, Trump said parents, not schools or government agencies, should have primary authority over major decisions concerning their children.

Education Secretary, Linda McMahon added that schools could face federal funding consequences if they sideline parents in gender-related matters.

The warning is part of the Trump administration’s broader push to challenge gender-identity policies in public education, and strengthen parental authority, intensifying an already divisive national debate over children, education and parental rights.