Trump Title IX team probing education chief who called it 'inaccurate' to say there are only boys and girls

Kennewick School Board President Gabe Galbraith and Vice President Micah Valentine react to Washington state school officials defying President Trump's executive order on transgender athletes in girls sports.

President Donald Trump's newly formed Title IX investigative team has been called upon in the state of Washington. 

Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Linda McMahon announced Wednesday the team will be launching an investigation into Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal's office. 

The team, a joint initiative by the DOE and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is taking action in response to Reykdal requiring schools to allow biologically male trans athletes on girls sports teams. 

"Multiple Washington state school districts have reported that OSPI is requiring school boards to adopt policies that allow males to participate in female sports and occupy female-only intimate facilities, thereby raising substantial Title IX concerns," the announcement said. 

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McMahon issued a warning to Reykdal and the rest of the Democrat-controlled state.

"Washington state appears to use its position of authority to coerce its districts into hiding ‘gender identity’ information from students’ parents and to adopt policies to covertly smuggle gender ideology into the classroom, confusing students and letting boys into girls sports, bathrooms and locker rooms," McMahon said.

"If true, these are clear violations of parental rights and female equality in athletics, which are protected by federal laws that will be enforced by the Trump administration." 

Reykdal provided a statement to Fox News Digital and did not indicate his office would cooperate with