By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
California found in violation of Title IX in clash with Trump officials over transgender athletes
preview.jpg
AB Hernandez, center, claps with Kira Gant Hatcher, right, during a medal ceremony for the triple jump at the California high school track-and-field championships in Clovis, Calif., Saturday, May 31, 2025. - photo by Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has found that the California Department of Education and the state’s high school sports federation violated civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams. The federal Education Department announced the finding Wednesday and proposed a resolution that would require California to bar transgender women from women’s sports and strip transgender athletes of records, titles and awards. It’s the latest escalation in the Republican administration’s effort to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports teams nationwide.