Trump Education Department probes school after teacher allegedly required same-sex students to kiss

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Education Secretary Linda McMahon reveals the Trump administration is actively defending parental rights amid troubling reports from school districts nationwide. The Trump administration has opened a federal investigation into Denver Public Schools in response to allegations a high school teacher required students of the same sex to kiss as part of a classroom assignment, the Department of Education announced Tuesday. "Schools have an obligation to prevent and address sexual assault," Kimberly Richey, assistant secretary for civil rights, said in a statement. "Yet in Colorado, school personnel are alleged to have compelled the sexual assault of minor students by forcing them to engage in blatantly sexualized conduct in class. "It is abhorrent and the Trump administration will fully investigate this perverse incident to protect students’ safety and vi