US EditionFormer WCU student's video sparks federal probe into university's Title IX compliance
- In 2024, Western Carolina University is under federal review regarding potential Title IX violations following an incident involving a transgender individual in a women's restroom on campus.
- This investigation follows a viral video posted by former student Payton McNabb, who recorded herself asking a transgender male to leave the women's restroom, after which WCU briefly investigated her but later dropped the case.
- After an incident in 2022 where she was struck by a volleyball she claims was deliberately thrown by a transgender athlete, McNabb became an advocate against transgender participation in women's sports and continues her efforts through her role with the Independent Women's Forum.
- Acting Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor stated that women must fight hostile institutions to secure equal protection in sports and intimate spaces, while WCU maintains it complies with all regulations and will update policies as needed.
- The federal investigation's outcome is still uncertain, while McNabb maintains that the university is failing to uphold Title IX protections and emphasizes that safeguarding single-sex spaces remains her main objective.
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Former WCU student's video sparks federal probe into university's Title IX compliance | News Channel 3-12
By Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story CULLOWHEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Western Carolina University (WCU), alleging that the school is not in compliance with Title IX. This case stems from a female student who encountered a transgender person in a women’s bathroom on campus. Payton McNabb, a former WCU student, took a video at that campus restroom last year and posted it on her X…
Former WCU student's video sparks federal probe into university's Title IX compliance
By Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story CULLOWHEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Western Carolina University (WCU), alleging that the school is not in compliance with Title IX. This case stems from a female student who encountered a transgender person in a women’s bathroom on campus. Payton McNabb, a former WCU student, took a video at that campus restroom last year and posted it on her X…
Dept. of Education opens Title IX investigation into Western Carolina Univ.
(WSPA) - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has opened a Title IX investigation into Western Carolina University. The Department of Education announced the investigation Thursday, claiming that WCU has "refused to comply with Title IX and to ensure sex-separated intimate spaces in federally funded institutions of higher education." The department said that it received credible reports that WCU "allowed a male to room with…
Trump administration opens Title IX investigation into Western Carolina University
The Trump administration opened an investigation Thursday into Western Carolina University over internal emails suggesting the school plans to resist President Trump's executive order on single-sex facilities.
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