ATLANTA - Georgia is among 40 states facing the loss of federal funding for a teen sex education program unless it removes references to gender identity and transgender people from its curriculum, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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In a Tuesday press release , the Trump administration said the action reflects its "ongoing commitment to protecting children from attempts to indoctrinate them with delusional ideology." States have 60 days to comply or risk losing funding through the Personal Responsibility Education Program, known as PREP.

The move comes after California refused to change its curriculum last week, leading HHS to cut the state’s nearly $6 million annual grant, according to CHALKBEAT . PREP is a relatively small program but is

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