“The Trump administration should not be purposefully withholding data from the public, especially data that could be used to help and support students,” said Brian Dittmeier, director of LGBTQI+ equality at the National Women’s Law Center, in an email to K-12 Dive on Sept. 2. “We know that LGBTQ+ students have historically faced marginalization and harassment at school, and school districts are better equipped to tackle these systemic barriers to safe learning when accurate data is available.”