"A federal investigation was launched into San José State a year ago after controversy over a transgender player marred the 2024 volleyball season. Four Mountain West Conference teams - Boise State, Wyoming, Utah State and Nevada-Reno - each chose to forfeit or cancel two conference matches to San José State. Boise State also forfeited its conference tournament semifinal match to the Spartans."
"Issue a public statement that SJSU will adopt biology-based definitions of the words "male" and "female" and acknowledge that the sex of a human - male or female - is unchangeable. 2) Specify that SJSU will follow Title IX by separating sports and intimate facilities based on biological sex. 3) State that SJSU will not delegate its obligation to comply with Title IX to any external association or entity and will not contract with any entity"
"The U.S. Department of Education has given San José State 10 days to comply with a list of demands after finding that the university violated Title IX concerning a transgender volleyball player in 2024. The transgender player, Blaire Fleming, was on the San José State roster for three seasons after transferring from Coastal Carolina, although opponents protested the player's participation only in 2024."
The U.S. Department of Education has given San José State 10 days to comply after finding the university violated Title IX related to a transgender volleyball player's participation in 2024. A federal investigation began a year earlier after controversy disrupted the 2024 season, with four Mountain West teams forfeiting or canceling matches and Boise State forfeiting a tournament semifinal. The transgender athlete, Blaire Fleming, was on the roster for three seasons after transferring from Coastal Carolina, but opponents protested only in 2024. The Education Department warned of imminent enforcement action and outlined actions including biology-based sex definitions, sex-separated sports and facilities, nondelegation of Title IX obligations, restoration of female athletes' records and personalized apologies to affected women on the women's indoor volleyball team.
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