"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."
"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."
Santa Rosa Junior College is listed among 18 institutions targeted for a federal investigation for allegedly discriminating against women athletes by allowing transgender individuals to participate in intercollegiate sports. The list, released by the Department of Education, ranges from K-12 school districts to state departments of education and includes three other California entities: Santa Monica Junior College and two Southern California school districts. Complaints to the Department's Office for Civil Rights contend that permitting participation based on gender identity rather than biological sex discriminates on the basis of sex and jeopardizes safety and equal opportunities for women. The probe is led by a special Title IX team with Department of Justice involvement, and the college says it is cooperating, emphasizing commitments to accuracy, transparency, compliance, inclusion, and safety for students and employees.
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