A Virginia school district insists it will not tell parents if a child begins identifying as a different gender, despite the Trump administration’s warning that schools promoting gender ideology will lose their federal funding.

Albemarle County Public Schools in Charlottesville sent an email to parents on February 3 reminding them about the district’s transgender and anti-racism policies. The transgender policy states that students are “not required to obtain parental consent” to be called a new name and pronoun by teachers and school staff, who are expected to “honor” the student’s request.

“School administration will not contact a student’s parents in relation to such a request unless asked to do so by the student,” the policy reads.

“Recent events have highlighted the importance of standing together against bullying, harassment, and discrimination,” Dr. Daphne Keiser, Assistant Superintendent for School Community Engagement wrote to families.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month warning that schools promoting ideas like Critical Race Theory or gender ideology would see their federal funding stripped. Another executive order bans trans-identifying males in girls’ sports by threatening to rescind funds from schools that allow them to,

However, the district says it will back down if the parents of an underage student become aware of their child’s new gender identity and object to it. In that case, the school will do what the parents want but also “offer resources” on gender identity issues.

“It is not unusual for a child’s desire to transition to first surface at school,” the policy states.

The policy also says some children may make the “personal decision” to opt for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or transgender surgeries.

In Albemarle County Public Schools, trans-identifying students are allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms and play on the sports teams of the opposite sex, according to the policy.

“Although some students may feel uncomfortable with a gender-expansive student using the same sex-specific facility, that discomfort is not a reason to deny access to the gender-expansive student,” the policy reads.

Even on overnight trips, trans-identifying students “must be permitted” to participate in accordance with their gender identity, the policy says. Privacy concerns will be addressed on a case by case basis, but school staff are directed not to require a student to stay in a single-occupancy accommodation when other students do not have to do so.

School employees are also trained on how to “foster a more gender-inclusive environment” through the curriculum.

The policy also includes a laundry list of gender ideology terms, including “cisgender,” “gender-expansive,” and “agender.”

A mother in the school district said she was “disturbed” when she received the district’s email with the transgender policy earlier this month.

“I am very concerned and disturbed by the audacity of public school administrators casually informing parents (via mass email with an attached 10-page PDF) that they are purposely uninformed about their children’s access and exposure to transgender ideology,” the mother told The Daily Wire.

Albemarle County Public Schools did not respond to a request for comment.

Also in the email, the school district encouraged families with “concerns about immigration enforcement” to contact the district and linked to an “immigration resources” page on the website.

The district also has an anti-racism policy adopted in 2019 that directs schools to implement anti-racist curricula and staff training.

“I don’t believe I am racist. Can I still perpetuate racist behavior?” reads a FAQ on anti-racism the district published.

“Yes, while a person can strive to overcome bias and prejudice, actively working to recognize and help to dismantle structures and practices that intentionally and/or unintentionally disadvantage historically marginalized people is a much more complex goal,” the answer reads.

The school district’s mission statement promises to “end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high quality teaching and learning for all.”