Overview
- The department terminated agreements that had required certain schools to follow federal civil-rights rules for transgender students.
- The canceled deals covered Cape Henlopen (Delaware), Fife (Washington), Delaware Valley (Pennsylvania), La Mesa–Spring Valley, Sacramento City Unified, and Taft College (California).
- Kimberly Richey, the agency’s civil-rights lead, said the move aims to keep transgender girls out of girls’ sports and some locker rooms and to remove what she called unlawful burdens on schools.
- The agency said schools that ignore federal requirements could lose funding, signaling a shift in how it will enforce complaints and set priorities.
- Civil-rights groups warned the change threatens transgender students’ safety and participation, marking a break from the Obama and Biden reading of Title IX that included gender identity.