Education, Justice Departments Launch Special Title IX Team Amid ‘Staggering Volume’ of Complaints

The team will fast-track enforcement to address complaints, particularly those involving women’s sports and gender-based policies in schools.

Lawmakers listen as parents speak about the prospect of their children competing against transgender athletes in school sports at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on March 25, 2022. Samuel Metz/AP Photo

The departments of Education and Justice announced on April 4 the formation of a “Title IX Special Investigations Team” to address a “staggering” backlog of sex-based discrimination complaints in education, with a particular focus on cases involving women’s athletics and gender identity policies.

“Today, amid a staggering volume of Title IX complaints, the U.S Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announce the ‘Title IX Special Investigations Team’ (SIT) to ensure timely, consistent resolutions to protect students, and especially female athletes, from the pernicious effects of gender ideology in school programs and activities,” they said in a statement.