Alerts6.12.20
Transgender-Inclusive Athletics Policy Violates Title IX
Highlights
Policies regarding participation of transgender students in school sports have been found to discriminate based on gender by the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
Cisgender female athletes in Connecticut claimed they missed opportunities to participate
Failure to remedy such policies may result in a loss of federal funding for those schools and related athletic conferences
On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Letter of Impending Enforcement Action regarding ongoing cases involving transgender athletes in Connecticut schools.
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