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Education Department Opens Title IX Probe of Cabarrus County Schools

The inquiry examines whether student privacy was violated after reports that a biologically male student used girls’ locker‑room spaces following school officials’ refusal to act.

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An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows A young woman with long dark hair speaking at a podium in a meeting room, with a timer displaying "3:00" in front of her and several people seated behind her, Image 2 shows Exterior view of Cox Mill High School, Image 3 shows Kimberly Richey testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor and Pensions

Overview

  • The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened a formal Title IX investigation into Cabarrus County Schools on Monday into allegations about Cox Mill High School.
  • Female students say a biological male who identifies as female was allowed in girls’ locker‑room spaces and that the student watched girls change, a claim raised publicly at a school board hearing in December.
  • Students reported that former Cox Mill principal Chris Myers dismissed their concerns and told them they could “go somewhere else,” comments that preceded his resignation.
  • The conservative group America First Legal filed a civil rights complaint and North Carolina Republican lawmakers including Rep. Mark Harris and Rep. Addison McDowell urged federal action, prompting the OCR review.
  • Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey described the probe as examining possible serious violations of girls’ privacy and the case could require policy changes or remedies under Title IX, the federal law that bars sex‑based discrimination in schools.