California college athletics organization faces probe over transgender policy

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The California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) is under an investigation over whether its transgender participation policy violated Title IX, officials said Thursday.

The Department of Education and the Justice Department’s Title IX Special Investigations (Title IX SIT) Team. The announcement came a day after the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights launched 18 Title IX investigations into school districts across the U.S. and two days after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on efforts to protect women’s and girls’ sports.

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"The fact that a Community College Athletic Association has a ‘Transgender Participation Policy’ is a stunning indictment of our culture," Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey said in a news release. "Women’s sports are for women. Yet California’s Governor Gavin Newsom — despite admitting the truth on a podcast — continues to put ideology above the safety of and fairness for his own students. The Trump Administration will not tolerate policies that erase women’s rights.

"The Title IX SIT looks forward to investigating this matter to ensure every woman has equal access to educational programs and athletic opportunities—because fairness and safety are non-negotiable."

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