The Department of Education has announced that it has notified the Portland Public Schools District that it has launched an investigation into a possible Title IX violation.
The federal agency said that after a male high school student competed in women's track and field, using the women's locker room while female athletes were changing, they sent a letter to Coach Kimberly Armstrong notifying her of an investigation by the Civil Rights Office.
Men who compete in front of women and change will be a violation of President Trump Presidential Order To keep men out of women's sports.
“OCR uses all legal means to ensure that female athletes are not denied equal athletic opportunities…”
On March 19, the male athlete identified as a girl was able to win the girls' 400 metre varsity race, finishing more than seven seconds ahead of the competition. Aiden “Ada” Gallagher, an 11th grade sprinter at McDaniel High School in Portland, also won the women's 200 metre race and dominated the two-girl category at the regional level. Gallagher also won the women's 200 metre sprint in the 2024 Oregon final.
“We do not allow Portland Public Schools District or other educational institutions receiving federal funds to trample discriminatory protections that women and girls are guaranteed under the law,” said Craig Trainer, acting assistant secretary for civil rights. press release. “President Trump and Secretary McMahon are persistent in their commitment to protecting the rights of women and girls. The OCR uses all legal means to ensure that female athletes are not denied equal opportunities for athletics or deprived of legitimate admiration.”
The Ministry of Education quoted it Gender participation policy Of the Oregon School Activities Association, the Portland School District continues, allowing student athletes to compete under “consistently asserted gender identity.”
The state's entities said it was based on rules regarding gender identity and expression, and understanding “evolving laws, social norms.”
The policy also determined that when a transgender student informs the school of a student's gender identity, the student will be “consistently treated as his gender for eligibility for athletics and activities.”
However, students who are “non-binary or intersex” will be treated as “one gender.”
The governing body even described the “sexual orientation” of the document, despite it not affecting movement activity.
The Civil Rights Office said it has previously revealed that federal discrimination laws are ahead of state law and that Title IX prohibits discrimination based on gender in educational programs or activities that are federally supported.
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