Virginia Schools Seek End to Transgender Policy Funding Block

Two North Virginia school boards are challenging a reduction in their access to federal funding based on the schools’ transgender student policies.

The Arlington School Board and Fairfax County School Board claim the department’s decision to freeze its grants has removed access to $23 million in federal funding for Arlington and $167 million in funding for Fairfax in 2026. Much of the school’s federal funding goes to food services, they said.

The decision to provide various grants “by reimbursement only” violates the Administrative Procedure Act, Declaratory Judgment Act and Spending Clause, the complaints filed Friday in the ...