President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services' Civil Rights Office announced Monday that the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principal Association and Greeley High School are all violating Title IX as they are violating executive orders to keep trans athletes out of women's sports.
The Main Principals Association released its response to the announcement on Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
“The alleged violation is due to MPA's policy, a direct result of Maine's human rights law, a mandate that athletes are permitted to participate in a team that is gender identity. The MPA's policy is consistent with Maine's law,” the response read.
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“The decision that the MPA violates Title IX will first require that the MPA be seen in Title IX to receive direct or indirect funds from the federal government. In short, a small portion of our funds comes from 151 member schools that receive the majority of local property taxes and funds from the state. HHS does not have Title IX jurisdiction over the MPA.”
DHHS says Maine has 10 days to resolve the issue through a contract or risk referral signed with the U.S. Department of Justice for proper action. The MPA added in response that the issue is expected to be discussed in the Maine Legislature.
“The MPA looks forward to solid discussions in the Maine Legislature and to determine the future of policies on this topic, urging all parties to this issue to air the questions, concerns, thoughts or opinions they belong to.
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“As always, we will maintain this debate among adults and urge the public to make our children become children. Don't make our student-athletes single.. ”
HHS provided notification of violation Maine Fox News Digital previously reported, declared that on February 25th the state declared it violated Title IX. The HHS later expanded the scope of the investigation, including the Main Principal Association and Greeley High School.
After state legislator Laurel Libby pointed out that incident occurred when he won the women's pole vault competition at Greeley High School in early February, the state became a fierce battlefield for national debate over women's sports trans athletes.
Trump then vowed to cut funds to the state during a meeting with the GOP governor on February 20th for refusing to comply with his orders.
Maine Governor Mills' office responded with a statement threatening legal action against the Trump administration if he withholds federal funds from the state the following day. Trump and Mills then spawned verbally in a widely publicized discussion at the White House during a bipartisan meeting of the governor.
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Hours after that interaction, the US Department of Education announced it We will investigate the condition It allows trans athletes to compete in women's sports and acknowledges the possibility of a violation of Title IX.
Mills, in line with the Maine Principals Association, argues that Trump's executive order is inconsistent with Maine's current human rights law. As a result, obeying an executive order is contrary to state law and currently allows participation in the campaign based on the person's designated gender identity.
“No Republicans or Democrats can withhold federal funds approved and approved by Congress, approved and paid by Maine taxpayers. “It is a violation of our constitution and our laws, and I have taken a pledge to support it.”
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