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The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it
The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights opened fewer than 10 sexual violence investigations in 2024 but nearly 50 transgender accommodation probes under Title IX, AP data shows.
- Last year, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights was gutted in mass layoffs, leaving fewer than 10 sexual‑violence investigations nationwide, according to internal data.
- Trump officials have repurposed Title IX by targeting schools accommodating transgender students and athletes, with OCR opening nearly 50 investigations since Trump took office last year.
- Examples from the field — including Montana and Pennsylvania — demonstrate the office secured voluntary agreements from schools and colleges and demanded changes at a Montana school, acted against a Pennsylvania school system, and sided with a University of Notre Dame student.
- Many complainants now face two options: file a lawsuit or walk away, as law firms handling Title IX cases have stopped filing complaints with OCR and sometimes sue schools directly.
- Facing a backlog of more than 25,000 cases, the department announced in December it would bring back downsized workers amid a legal challenge, offering some hope.
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Before President Donald Trump's administration began dismantling the Department of Education, the agency served as a powerful enforcer in cases of sexual violence in schools and universities. It used the government's weight against schools that incorrectly handled student-related sexual assault allegations.
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