A U.S. Department of Education investigation concluded that Maine’s education office violated the Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls play on girls’ sports teams and use girls’ sports facilities.
It’s an astonishingly quick turnaround for an investigation that began Feb. 21 — the department’s civil rights inquiries often take months or years.
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Maine’s Democratic governor clashed with President Trump over the issue during a Feb. 21 meeting at the White House, saying “We’ll see you in court.”
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An Education Department announcement said Maine has 10 days to accept a list of demands or the case will be referred to the Justice Department for prosecution.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights had said that Greely High School, the Maine Principals' Association and the Maine Department of Education violated Title XI by alowing a transgender student to compete in girls' sports.
It also gave the three entities 10 days to commit to resolving the matter through a signed agreement or risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice "for appropriate action."
