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DOE Cites Five Virginia School Districts for Title IX Violations and Opens Oregon Investigation

Districts have until August 4 to rescind gender identity–based access rules or risk enforcement actions including Justice Department referral.

United States Department of Education logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Transgender athlete AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley poses with gold medal after winning the girls long jump at 19-3 1/2 (5.88m) during the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High School on May 24, 2025 in Moorpark, California. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images)

Overview

  • OCR concluded that Alexandria City, Arlington, Fairfax County, Loudoun County and Prince William County Public Schools violated Title IX by allowing students to access female facilities and sports based on gender identity.
  • The department issued proposed resolution agreements requiring the districts to remove gender identity–based policies and adopt biology-based definitions in Title IX practices.
  • Those districts were warned that failure to sign the agreements could trigger enforcement actions up to referral to the Department of Justice and possible funding withdrawals.
  • In a separate move, OCR opened a Title IX investigation into the Oregon Department of Education after receiving a complaint from the America First Policy Institute alleging violations in transgender athlete policies.
  • These actions follow President Trump’s February executive order barring transgender girls from female sports and signify an intensified federal enforcement of Title IX.