California education officials are refusing to end policies that allow students who identify as transgender to participate in school sports consistent with their gender identities, rejecting pressure from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
In a letter dated July 7, the California Department of Education (CDE) told OCR that it “respectfully disagrees with OCR’s analysis” and will not sign a proposed resolution agreement involving student athletic participation. The letter, signed by General Counsel Len Garfinkel, came in response to a June 25 letter of finding from OCR.
