HHS' Civil Rights Office finds Maine in violation of Title IX for allowing biological males in women's sports

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Monday that the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School are all in violation of Title IX. 

The Trump administration expanded its Title IX investigation into Maine last week, citing violations of President Trump’s executive order stating biological males are not allowed to compete in women’s sports in educational and athletic institutions. 

The Maine Principals’ Association, which is the governing body of high school athletics in the state, and Greely High School were both added to the list of Maine institutions HHS was investigating. The OCR also announced last month it was investigating the Maine Department of Education "based on information that Maine intends to defy" Trump’s executive order. 

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Four days after that announcement, HHS issued a "Notice of Violation."

Now, the OCR’s determination letter to the three entities is offering them an opportunity to "voluntarily commit within 10 days to resolve the matter through a signed agreement or risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice for appropriate action."

This comes after the investigation from the OCR found all three entities are obligated to comply with Title IX and violated Title IX.