WASHINGTON — A shocking 199 public schools in Vermont have policies on the books that allow staff to not disclose children’s transgender status to their parents, according to a study by a parental rights group . Defending Education, a grassroots organization that scrutinizes schools, found that close to 52,488 students across 37 school districts in Vermont with policies indicating that a child’s transgender status could be concealed from parents. “Except as set forth herein, school personnel