The Trump administration determined that Minnesota violated Title IX by allowing males to compete in female high school sports and has given the state 10 days to comply or risk “imminent enforcement action.”
A joint investigation by the civil rights offices at the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services found the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League in violation of Title IX through policies allowing students to compete on teams consistent with their gender identity.
The MSHSL, a nonprofit group that oversees high school athletics, voted in 2015 to open girls sports to transgender student-athletes. The policy took effect for the 2015-16 school year, making Minnesota the 33rd state to adopt a formal transgender student policy, the Star Tribune reported.
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