Virginia’s Loudoun County Public Schools punished three students for sexually harassing a transgender student, and generated a whole bunch of local controversy by telling the Education Department they wouldn’t capitulate to their bigoted demands.

Leading Off: The Department of Education uses funding cuts to try to enforce more bathroom bans. The U.S. Air Force denies trans troops hearings to stay in the service. And a trans athlete sues the NCAA. Our top stories starting out the week in trans news.

The Department of Education is moving ahead with plans to make it vastly more difficult for pro-trans Americans to receive loan forgiveness. Assuming the department continues existing at all.

Another moment in the unfolding saga of California vs. Trump, in which the Department of Education wrongly says California violated Title IX and must start discriminating against trans girls soon or face their wrath.