"Santa Rosa Junior College has landed on a list of college systems across the country being targeted for investigation by the Trump administration for allegedly discriminating against women athletes for letting transgender individuals participate in intercollegiate sports. The 18 institutions on that list, made public Wednesday by the Department of Education, range from K-12 school districts to state departments of education. Outside of SRJC, those in California include three other entities - Santa Monica Junior College and two Southern California school districts."
"RELATED: Supporters of Bay Area college volleyball player turn out in droves at rally by anti-trans groups All were reported to the Department's Office of Civil Rights for maintaining "policies or practices that discriminate on the basis of sex by permitting students to participate in sports based on their 'gender identity,' not biological sex." Such policies, asserted the Department of Education, "jeopardize both the safety and the equal opportunities of women in educational programs and activities.""
"The investigation announced by the administration is being handled by a special team tasked with Title IX probes and includes the Department of Justice. Title IX is the 1972 federal law that bars discrimination on the basis of sex in education. Multiple SRJC officials - including Athletic Director Matt Markovich and all eight members of the school's board of trustees and many coaches - either declined interview requests, deferred requests for comment or did not return messages."
Santa Rosa Junior College is among 18 institutions flagged for investigation by the Trump administration for allegedly discriminating against women athletes by permitting transgender individuals to compete in intercollegiate sports. The flagged institutions range from K-12 districts to state education departments; other California entities include Santa Monica Junior College and two Southern California school districts. Complaints to the Department's Office for Civil Rights target policies allowing participation based on gender identity rather than biological sex. The Department asserts such policies jeopardize safety and equal opportunities for women. A special Title IX team, including the Justice Department, is handling the probe. SRJC says it is cooperating and committed to accuracy and compliance, while multiple officials declined comment.
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