The Trump administration is intensifying its standoff with Northern Virginia school districts over transgender student policies, warning that districts face the suspension or termination of millions in federal aid for refusing to comply with federal guidance.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Tuesday that her department is “watching Virginia very closely” after Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, Arlington, and Alexandria schools defied demands to change their bathroom and locker room policies. The schools currently allow transgender students to use facilities consistent with their gender identity, a stance McMahon argues violates Title IX.

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