US EditionForest Lake School Board Among Hundreds Urging Officials to Comply with Federal Title IX Rules
A coalition of 40 Minnesota school boards urges compliance with federal Title IX findings to bar transgender athletes in girls' sports or risk losing $1.5 billion in federal funding.
- On Monday, Oct. 6, more than 100 Minnesota school board members sent a letter urging Willie Jett, Don Peschel, Erich Martens, Keith Ellison, and Tim Walz to follow federal transgender athlete policy.
- On Sept. 30, the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services said Minnesota had 10 days, until Friday, Oct. 10, to comply with Title IX by barring transgender athletes from girls' sports.
- Federal officials cited alpine skiing, lacrosse, track and field, volleyball and fast-pitch softball, saying permitting males displaces female athletes; a Champlin Park transgender pitcher led a state championship this spring.
- District leaders argued the financial risks are substantial and immediate as time is running out and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for Minnesota public schools are at risk.
- A federal judge paused parts of Ellison's suit on Oct. 2 as litigation proceeds; Keith Ellison sued on April 22, alleging Trump administration orders violate Minnesota law.
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Forest Lake School Board among hundreds urging officials to comply with federal Title IX rules
On Oct 2, the school board voted 5 to 3 to approve sending a letter to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) and Minnesota Attorney General, Keith Ellison.
Over 100 school board members urge Minnesota leaders to comply with federal transgender athlete policy
Pressure from the public mounts as the state approaches a Friday deadline to comply with the federal government’s policy to bar transgender athletes from girls' sports.
More than 100 school board members across Minnesota call on state leaders to comply with Title IX AlphaNews.org
Share This StoryMore than 100 school board members from 40 school districts across Minnesota have signed a letter to state leaders urging them to comply with Title IX by barring males from competing in female sports and using female-only spaces. “The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State High School League’s (MSHSL) ongoing non-compliance with Title IX poses a grave threat to the safety, fairness, and future of Minnesot…
School board members across the state urge officials to comply with Title IX ruling from Trump administration
School board members from 40 districts across Minnesota are urging state officials to comply with a recent Title IX ruling from the Trump administration. Last week, the Trump administration determined that Minnesota is in violation of Title IX due to a policy that lets transgender student athletes compete in sports consistent with their gender identity.
A growing coalition of school board members is urging Minnesota officials to comply with federal transgender athlete policy
As deadline lingers for policy change, school board members from more than 40 districts have signed a letter saying failure to comply with federal policy will threaten the integrity of their athletic programs.
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