Education Department Opens Investigations Into 18 Institutions on Men Competing in Women’s Sports

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People take part in a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in two cases in which states have banned males from participating in female-only sports in Washington on Jan. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) initiated investigations into 18 educational entities across 10 states based on complaints alleging Title IX violations, according to a Jan. 14 statement from the department.

According to the complaints, the institutions are engaging in discriminatory policies or practices that permit students to participate in sports based on their chosen “gender identities” and not based on biological sex. This has resulted in endangering the safety and opportunities of women and girls participating in sports activities, according to the statement.