Overview
- Federal officials say Minnesota’s education agency and high school league violated Title IX by allowing athletes born male to compete on girls’ teams in multiple sports.
- Minnesota declined to sign or negotiate a proposed Resolution Agreement in December, prompting the escalation to federal enforcement.
- The proposed remedies included policy revisions, a statewide prohibition notice, biology-based definitions of sex, restoration of records to affected female athletes, and annual compliance certifications.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued statements condemning the state’s stance and citing failures to protect female athletes.
- Officials indicated DOJ proceedings could seek termination of Minnesota’s funding from the Education Department and HHS, with timing and scope not yet specified.