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U.S. Department of Education Says Colorado School District in Violation of Title IX over Transgender Policies

The Office for Civil Rights found Jeffco Public Schools violated Title IX by allowing male students in girls' facilities and sports, with 61 male roster spots on girls' teams.

  • The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights found Jeffco Public Schools violated Title IX by allowing transgender students in girls' sports and facilities and ordered policy reversal on Friday or 'risk imminent enforcement'.
  • A 2024 family lawsuit and a June report prompted OCR's probe of Jeffco, which expanded after complaints about overnight sleeping arrangements and lasted nearly nine months.
  • The OCR gave the district 10 days to accept the resolution requiring biology-based definitions of sex, policy revisions, and a public Title IX compliance statement or risk enforcement action.
  • The action is part of a nationwide shift as OCR conducts at least 18 similar Title IX investigations, intensifying clashes with the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act and ongoing Supreme Court litigation.
  • Z Williams, a Jeffco parent and trans rights activist, says the DOE is using "trans children as a sort of flame igniter for a broader political issue that really doesn't exist.
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Colorado Public Radio broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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