If allowed to go into effect, the Trump administration's new policy on transgender soldiers would be a "de facto blanket prohibition," a federal judge wrote.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A U.S. judge in Washington state has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the military, the second nationwide injunction against the policy in as many weeks.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who oversees the Education Department, reinforced his support Thursday for the state law, which he said protects vulnerable children who are uncomfortable discussing their sexual orientation with their parents from being “outed” by the school.

The Trump Administration announced an investigation Thursday into the California Department of Education over a state law that bans teachers and other school staff from being required to disclose a child's gender identity to their parents.

The Department of Education is investigating a California law that bars public schools from disclosing to parents the sexual orientation of their children.