California found to be in violation of Title IX after trans athlete uproar, Education Dept says

Education Secretary Linda McMahon joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss why the Trump administration believes there have been violations and what will happen if the state doesn't 'make it right' for the affected female athletes. 

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and the California Department of Education (CDE) were found to be in violation of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Wednesday.

The announcement came weeks after transgender high school track and field athlete AB Hernandez won medals in girls’ competitions during the California state championships. The transgender athlete’s participation in the events sparked nationwide outrage, specifically from President Donald Trump after he signed the "No Men in Women’s Sports" executive order, which prohibited transgender athletes from competing against biological girls and women in sports.

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Transgender athlete AB Hernandez wins the girls' long jump at 19-3 1/2 (5.88m) during the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High School on May 24, 2025 in Moorpark, California. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)

"Although Governor Gavin Newsom admitted months ago it was ‘deeply unfair’ to allow men to compete in women’s sports, both the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation continued as recently as a few weeks ago to allow men to steal female athletes’ well-deserved accolades and to subject them to the indignity of unfair and unsafe competitions," Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.

"The Trump Administration will relentlessly enforce Title IX protections for women and girls, and our findings today make clear