In response to a Title IX investigation launched in December after a parent of a student on Monroe High School’s girls’ volleyball team filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, an independent investigator has determined that the district is not in violation of Title IX.
The investigation revolved around claims that at a Sept. 9, 2025 volleyball game between Monroe High School and Ann Arbor Skyline High School, the two teams shared a locker room. The incident came amid a wave of anti-transgender sentiment from right-wing media outlets and conservative legislators toward a student on the Ann Arbor Skyline girls’ volleyball team.
“Specifically, the investigation concluded that the claims against the District were unsubstantiated regarding equal access to teams, the provision of a safe environment, and the protection of student privacy and bodily integrity,” a letter Superintendent Andrew Shaw sent to families on Thursday said…