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.

The Education Department is proceeding with efforts to suspend or terminate federal funding because five districts did not sign a proposed resolution by Aug. 15.

A commuter walks past the Washington headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education on March 12, 2025. The department has imposed financial restrictions on five Virginia school districts for policies allowing transgender students to use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity.