The Education Department has terminated agreements with five school districts and a college aimed at enforcing protections for transgender students.

The Education Department says it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students Trump Administration Ends School Agreements to Protect Trans Students.

April 6 (UPI) -- The Trump administration on Monday moved to end civil rights settlements with two colleges and five local school districts requiring them to prevent discrimination against transgender students.

School districts dinged during the previous administration for failing to enforce transgender pronouns won a reprieve Monday from the U.S. Department of Education.

The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgend

The five school districts affected include Fife School District in Washington state.

The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities.