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Education Department Elevates Title IX Probes and Threatens Championship Revocations

Linda McMahon’s Education Department has opened probes in five states to enforce Title IX penalties including championship forfeitures and funding cuts.

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Overview

  • The Department of Education has launched formal Title IX investigations in California, Minnesota, Maine, Pennsylvania and Wyoming over alleged male athletes competing in girls’ sports.
  • Several cases have been elevated to a joint Title IX Special Investigations Team with the Justice Department to accelerate enforcement actions.
  • New enforcement measures under consideration include withdrawing federal funds from noncompliant schools and revoking championships and awards.
  • High-profile incidents driving the probes include a 16-year-old male winning girls’ track titles in California and a transgender-identifying male pitcher leading a Minnesota high school to a softball state championship.
  • The department is also investigating privacy violations after an 11-year-old girl in Colorado was required to share sleeping accommodations with a transgender-identifying male on a school trip.