The Trump administration's Education Department announced that the University of Pennsylvania violated sex discrimination laws by permitting transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete on the women's swim team. Following an investigation, federal research grants of approximately $175 million were halted, and the university is now required to nullify Thomas's individual athletic records and apologize to affected female athletes. Despite this ruling, Penn's president asserted the school's adherence to NCAA policies concerning transgender athletes and announced plans to continue defending their stance against OCR actions.
The Trump administration's investigation concluded that the University of Pennsylvania violated sex discrimination laws by allowing a transgender woman to compete in women's sports.
The Education Department is requiring Penn to strip Lia Thomas's athletic records and apologize to female athletes after ruling her participation violated Title IX.
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