‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’: Ohio Schools Caught Saying They’d Conceal Trans Students’ Sex, Complaint Alleges
- October 15, 2025
Jaryn Crouson, Daily Caller
Administrators employed at two Ohio school districts telling undercover journalists that the schools would allow a male student to access female sports and facilities and help hide his true identity at the parents’ request, according to recently filed complaints.
Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed federal Title IX complaints after hidden camera videos released by Accuracy In Media showed school officials from Springfield City School District (SCSD) and Norwood City School District (NCSD) making the admissions. The complaints were filed to the Department of Education (ED), Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday and were obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“Forcing girls to view male genitalia and to be viewed by a male is sexually harassing,” the complaints read, calling on the agencies to investigate the districts. “Even if undressing does not occur, placing girls in vulnerable and private positions where even partial undress occurs with biological males can lead to fear and discomfort for girls, which is also sexually harassing. This is especially problematic if the harassment leads to lost athletic opportunity or fear of participation due to feeling unsafe on the playing field or locker room.”
PPT described the schools as “demonstrating deliberate indifference to harassment,” “at the very least.”
“This continued disregard for state law and Title IX by multiple schools in Ohio just goes to show how pervasive this destructive ideology extends to the education world,” Michael Chamberlain, director of PPT, told the DCNF. “The unfortunate truth is that too many of those we trust our children’s education to hew to the same fads and groupthink, regardless of where the mass of opinion lies in their particular communities. Even worse, when these beliefs clash with the law and common sense, their reflex is to hide what they are doing, rather than re-evaluate and course correct.”