Education Department Probes Minnesota Schools Over Gender-Swapping ‘MyGender Dolls’

August 3, 2026

The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into the Minnesota Department of Education following reports that “MyGender Dolls” were being made available to children as young as 4.

Christianity Daily reports that Education officials said the use of “MyGender Dolls” in Minnesota classrooms may violate the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, which “guarantees parents the right to opt their children out of surveys that elicit certain sensitive information about students or their families, and to review related instructional materials.”

According to the U.S. Department of Education, “The dolls – developed via a taxpayer-funded University of Minnesota program — feature removable, interchangeable internal and external genitalia, gender-neutral names, and clothing (including undergarments) for both sexes.”

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said, “While Governor [Tim] Walz and the radical left continue to funnel taxpayer dollars to perverted ideologies that can harm children, the Trump Administration is fighting to protect children’s innocence and defend parents’ role as the first and primary decision-makers in their child’s education.”

McMahon added, “No four-year-old should be exposed to such material – especially without a parent’s knowledge or consent.”

According to Christianity Daily, According to the product’s website says the dolls were created for use with children between the ages of 4 and 10 and that the “MyGender Dolls” are intended for clinicians and educators working with what the site calls “gender diverse children.”

Fox News reported last week that Dianne Berg and G. Nic Rider, educators in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, led the research initiative, which originated within the department.

In explaining the reasoning behind the project, Berg stated, “It’s about helping children develop tools to cope with messages in society that could lead to shame.”

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