"The Trump administration opened investigations into 15 school districts and three colleges for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' and women's sports, escalating a campaign that the administration has pursued for nearly a year. The investigations target the nation's largest public school system - New York City - as well as districts in California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Washington state, and another in New York state."
"President Donald Trump and his administration argue that allowing transgender athletes to compete violates Title IX, the decades-old statute that bars federal funding for schools that discriminate on the basis of sex. Athletes who were assigned male at birth have physical advantages and therefore pose unfair competition and safety risks to other athletes in girls' and women's sports, the administration says."
The Education Department opened investigations into 15 school districts and three colleges for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' and women's sports. The probes target districts across New York City, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington state and additional New York locations. The actions follow a February executive order directing enforcement that permitting transgender girls and women to compete may violate Title IX and risk federal funding. The administration asserts that athletes assigned male at birth have physical advantages that pose unfair competition and safety risks. Some states and the NCAA aligned with the administration while more liberal states kept inclusive policies.
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