President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday announcement Maine violated federal civil rights laws by allowing men to play on women's sports teams.
The Department's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) specifically found that the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principal Association, and Greeley High School each violated Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendment.
OCR has launched compliance reviews after boys identifying transgenders He claimed victory at the main class B championship for the Greeley High School track and field team in February. High school boys were allowed to perform on girls' teams, despite Trump's executive order banning men's sports teams. Following Trump's order, Maine officials publicly said I won't follow Siding with men who identify transgender people more than women and girls in order.
“The Maine Department of Education cannot avoid its obligations under federal law by assigning the management of extracurricular activities, programs and services to the Maine Principal Association.” I said Anthony Archeval, acting director of the Civil Rights Bureau at HHS. “We hope that the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principal Association and Greeley High School will work with us to reach an agreement to restore fairness in women's sports.”
HHS said the OCR resolution sent to the three entities provides an opportunity to voluntarily commit within 10 days to comply with Title IX.
President Trump's executive order:Keeping men away from women's sports“The female student athletes say ” They must not wear clothes, fight or compete in front of men. The order also states that it has “expressed federal departments.”Consider grants to educational programs, and, where necessary, cancel funding for programs that do not comply with established policies in this order, protecting women “as a matter of safety, equity, dignity and truth.”
The HHS findings come after the Department of Education launched its own investigation into Maine following the teenager's victory at the Paul Vault Competition for High School Students.
Last week, the Trump administration ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to suspend federal funds for the University of Maine System (UMS) over its denial of states that refused to protect women's sports.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her on x @thekat_hamilton.
