The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday that the Jeffco Public Schools district violated Title IX.
After a nearly nine-month investigation, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) stated that the district violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 after “allowing male students to access female bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations, and to compete in female sports,” according to a news release from the department.
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey said the district denied “fairness and equality to female students by allowing males into their private facilities, overnight accommodations and athletics. The District’s decision to prioritize ‘gender identity’ over ensuring equal access for its female students is unconscionable.”…