Three Michigan school districts are being investigated by federal officials for allegedly violating Title IX by allowing students to join sports teams and use locker rooms based on gender identities instead of sex.
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is probing Ann Arbor Public Schools, Monroe Public Schools, and the Chippewa Valley School District, assessing whether the districts violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the department said in a June 18 statement. Title IX bans sex discrimination in any education program or activity that receives federal assistance.
Monroe Public Schools is alleged to have discriminated against girls by requiring the female volleyball team to compete against a team with a male member. The district also reportedly forced female players to share locker rooms with the male athlete, the department said….