Empower Parents to Protect their Kids Act of 2025

Schools would lose federal money unless staff get a parent's OK before treating a child as a different gender.

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If your child is under 18, school staff would need your clear OK before treating them as a gender that differs from their sex. That covers steps such as a new name or pronouns. It also covers sending a child to an outside doctor for gender care. Staff could not hide from you that your child is unhappy with their sex or wants to change gender. They could not urge children to keep this from you. They also could not push parents or children toward these steps. A school that breaks these rules would get no federal money. The rules reach public and nonprofit private schools that take federal funds. Each school would need a written policy, sent to families and posted on its website. A parent or the U.S. Attorney General could sue a school or school district. Parents would not have to try a complaint process first. Courts would order legal fees for a winning plaintiff and the cost of therapy for the child. If a court finds a suit frivolous, whoever sued would pay the school's legal fees. Staff could still call the police if they think a child faces a near-term threat of abuse, including sexual abuse.