BOISE, ID – A report released this week by the Idaho Family Policy Center claims that a majority of Idaho public school districts are not complying with a state law restricting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The 2025 law, House Bill 352, requires all public schools to adopt policies prohibiting instruction on those topics if it is not age-appropriate for students. The center said it submitted public records requests to every school district in the state and found that at least 66 districts had no policies in place meeting the law’s requirements.

According to the report, only 38.3 percent of districts were in compliance as of late September. Four districts had policies fully prohibiting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, while two limited instruction in certain grade levels. Another 23 districts allowed age-appropriate instruction under state standards.

The group argues that further legislative action is needed and recommends empowering the Idaho Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruction to enforce the law, prohibiting gender instruction outright, and withholding state funding from districts that do not comply.

House Bill 352 was signed into law by Gov. Brad Little on March 31. Supporters said it was intended to reinforce parental rights and ensure controversial topics are addressed at home rather than in classrooms.

The school districts not in compliance with House Bill 352, according to the report, are listed below.

• Arbon Elementary District

• American Falls Joint District

• Basin District

• Bear Lake County District

• Bliss District

• Bruneau-Grand View Joint District

• Camas County District

• Cottonwood Joint District

• Council District

• Garden Valley District

• Genesee Joint District

• Glenns Ferry District

• Gooding Joint District

• Hagerman District

• Homedale Joint District

• Idaho Falls District

• Jerome Joint District

• Kimberly District

• Kootenai District

• Lewiston Independent District

• Madison District

• Marsh Valley Joint District

• McCall-Donnelly District

• Meadows Valley District

• Middleton District

• Mountain View District

• Mullan District

• Oneida County District

• Orofino Joint District

• Parma District

• Pleasant Valley District

• Post Falls District

• Potlatch District

• Prairie Elementary District

• Ririe Joint District

• St. Maries Joint District

• Swan Valley District

• Teton County District

• Troy District

• Wallace District

• West Ada School District

• West Bonner County District

The districts below did not respond to a public records request from Idaho Family Policy Center regarding their compliance with House Bill 352, according to the report.

• Cascade District

• Castleford District

• Culdesac Joint District

• Highland District

• Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind

• Lapwai District

• North Gem District

• Plummer/Worley Joint District

• South Lemhi District