Today, the Office of Civil Rights of the US Ministry of Education (OCR) announced the conclusion of its investigations on the title IX on California Department of Education (CDE) and California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) for allegations of discrimination against women and girls on the basis of gender. In both cases, the OCR determined that the CDE and the CIF are in clear violation of the title IX.
The Trump administration and the Ministry of Education have prioritized the protection of women’s athletes from unfair competition, dangerous situations and unwanted people involved when male athletes participate in designated sports competitions for girls. Title IX of changes in education in 1972 requires schools to ensure equal opportunities for girls, including in sports activities, but California has actively prevented this equality of opportunity by allowing men in the sports of girls and intimate.
“Although Governor Gavin Newsom admitted months ago, it was” deeply unfair “to allow men to participate in female sports, the California Ministry of Education and the Interscolaire Federation of California continued a few weeks ago to allow men to steal well -deserved competitors and to subject them to the unworthy and unauthorized competitions.” said US Secretary for Education Linda McMahon. “The Trump administration will relentlessly apply title IX protections for women and girls, and our conclusions today clearly indicate that California has not complied with its obligations under the federal law. The state must quickly comply with title IX or face the consequences that follow. ”
Following the conclusion of non-compliance, the OCR published a resolution agreement proposed to CDE and CIF to resolve their violations of the title IX. The OCR offered the two entities the opportunity to voluntarily accept to modify these illegal practices within 10 days or to risk an action in imminent application, including the reference to the United States Ministry of Justice (DOJ) for the procedure.
The resolution agreement proposed by the Ministry of Education requires the following elements of action:
(i) The CDE will publish an opinion to all the beneficiaries of federal funding (recipient) who operate interschilder sports programs in California forcing them to comply with title IX. This will specify that title IX and its implementation regulations prohibit schools to allow men to participate in female sports and to occupy intimate female facilities, and that beneficiaries must adopt definitions based on the biology of “male” and “women” words;
(ii) The CDE will issue an opinion advising the beneficiaries that any interpretation of the law of the State of California in conflict with the ministry resolution agreement is pre -empted by federal law under title IX;
(iii) The CDE and the CIF cancel all the guidelines that advised local school districts or CIF members to allow male athletes to participate in female and girls sports to reflect that title IX prevents state law when the law of the State is in conflict with title IX;
(iv) The CDE will demand that all beneficiaries, including CIF, remain to restore female athletes of all records, titles and awards diverted by male athletes who participate in female competitions;
(v) to each female athlete to whom individual recognition is restored, CDE will send a personalized letter apologizing in the name of the State of California for having enabled her educational experience to be spoiled by sex discrimination; And
(VI) The CDE will require that each recipient and CIF submit to CDE an annual certification that the recipient and the CIF complied with title IX. Consequently, CDE will also offer OCR a surveillance plan to ensure that recipients fully comply with title IX.
The department announcement That he recognizes June in June as the “month of title IX” in honor of the 53rd anniversary of the bill in progress. June is now dedicated to commemorating the continuous thrust of women for an equal educational and athletic opportunity.
Background:
In a public declaration published after President Trump signed the decree of the sports executive of women protected, CIF announcement Its intention to respect the law of the State with regard to the sports of girls and women in violation of federal laws on anti -discrimination. The laws of the state of California allow athletes to participate in teams according to the subjective “gender identity” of an individual rather than his sex, despite the fact that sex is the basis of title IX protections.
February 12, OCR open A CIF survey following the announcement of the organization that it violates the anti -discriminatory federal laws linked to the sports of girls and women. This survey was then raised to the Title IX special surveys team in May.
On April 4, the team of special surveys of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Justice IX announcement His first investigation into California Department of Education for his alleged failure to protect female and girls sports.
On June 18, 2025, the Supreme Court confirmed a law of Tennessee prohibiting certain medical care for minors linked to the processing of “gender dysphoria, disorders of gender identity or incongruence of gender” and judged that laws regulating medical treatments or procedures in this area are subject to a rational basic journal rather than a high control. In attire as well, the Supreme Court has recognized that the identification of a person as “transgender” is distinct from the “biological sex” of a person.
Title IX of education changes in 1972 prohibits sex -based discrimination in any program or education activity receiving federal financial assistance.
