California's Department of Education declined to comply with federal demands to prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. This decision came in response to a federal civil rights investigation that claimed California violated female students' rights. State officials disagreed with the investigation's findings and rejected the proposal for compliance. The refusal may lead to unspecified enforcement actions against California. Education Secretary Linda McMahon criticized the state for its stance, highlighting contrasting views on the fairness of transgender athletes competing in women's sports.
The California Department of Education on Monday refused to comply with a Trump administration demand to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports, responding to a federal civil rights investigation.
State officials formally rejected the conclusions of the Office for Civil Rights investigation, which determined that California violated the rights of female students by allowing transgender athletes to compete in sports according to their gender identity.
California now faces unspecified imminent enforcement action due to its non-compliance with the federal demands regarding transgender athletes in school sports.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated that California had rejected the federal resolution agreement, calling out Gov. Newsom's comments as empty political grandstanding.
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