The Trump administration recently updated the Education Department’s Civil Rights Data Collection, a federal survey that gathers information from nearly every public school in the United States. The 2023–2024 update included "nonbinary" as a gender category, alongside male and female. However, an analysis by the Associated Press found that all data related to gender identity—such as harassment, bullying, and school policies—was marked with a code stating "Suppressed in Compliance with Executive Order." This refers to a directive from President Donald Trump, signed on his inauguration day, which defined sex strictly as male or female, effectively removing the ability to collect data on nonbinary and transgender individuals. The suppression of this data includes details about bullying based on gender identity, whether schools had policies to prevent such bullying, and how those policies were implemented. According to Seth Galanter, a former Education Department official and expert on civil rights, these questions are crucial for understanding the experiences of transgender and nonbinary students, including their participation in school activities, their exposure to discrimination, and the fairness of disciplinary actions. Galanter noted that only about 1,800 of the more than 13,000 U.S. school districts collected and reported data on these issues in the last survey, and the Education Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the new update. The suppression of gender identity-related data aligns with broader efforts by the Trump administration to limit protections for transgender and nonbinary students in schools. The White House has been in conflict with many schools and colleges over policies that support transgender students, including a recent lawsuit by the Justice Department against the Kansas City, Kansas, school system. According to the Williams Institute, a research center focused on LGBTQ+ issues, the Trump administration has removed data on sexual orientation and gender identity from over 360 federal surveys, ranging from healthcare to homeless youth programs. Lauren Bouton, the author of a report on this issue, said the lack of such data could prevent the identification of schools with bullying problems and hinder efforts to improve conditions for marginalized students. The Civil Rights Data Collection is a key resource for understanding educational equity in public schools, covering topics like discipline, bullying, and access to advanced courses. However, the lack of transparency in releasing the latest update has raised concerns about the government’s commitment to civil rights data. Ivy Morgan of EdTrust, an education equity advocacy group, said the way the data was released reflects a pattern of indifference toward research and evidence, especially when it comes to understanding the experiences of marginalized students. The survey was sent to schools just before Trump took office, and while the Biden administration had begun preparations for the 2024 data collection, the lack of an official announcement or accompanying report left the update largely unnoticed. As of now, the most recent data is barely visible on the Education Department's website, listed in a single line under "What's New?" alongside older information.