-The termination follows California’s refusal to remove “radical gender ideology” from the federally funded education program, which is designed to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. During the review, the ACF identified gender ideology content that it determined exceeded the program’s statutory purposes. During the review, the ACF identified gender ideology content that it determined exceeded the program’s statutory purposes. The ACF demanded that California remove all content that was outside the scope of the PREP statute within 60 days, specifically mentioning the “copious references to gender ideology”. “California’s refusal to comply with federal law and remove egregious gender ideology from federally funded sex-ed materials is unacceptable,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Andrew Gradison.