The Department of Education has launched investigations into San José State University and the University of Pennsylvania for potential violations of Title IX, citing President Trump's executive order on transgender athletes. These probes follow growing controversy over the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports.
The Department of Education announced Thursday it has launched investigations into San José State University and the University of Pennsylvania over potential violations of Title IX. The agency said in a statement it launched the probes in compliance with the Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports executive order. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed that order, which would deny federal funding to schools which do not comply.
The Department of Education, in response to Trump’s order, said it would immediately begin examining the schools along with the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, which oversees high school sports. \ Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor said, “The previous administration trampled the rights of American women and girls—and ignored the indignities to which they were subjected in bathrooms and locker rooms—to promote a radical transgender ideology. That regime ended on January 20, 2025.” Both universities under scrutiny have faced backlash for their support of allowing athletes to compete based on gender identity. San José State volleyball player Brooke Slusser in 2024 launched a lawsuit against the NCAA, in which she disclosed feeling concerned for her safety after realizing one of her teammates was transgender. Slusser is seeking to vacate the records of transgender athlete Lia Thomas, who previously competed on both the school’s men’s and women’s swim teams. Thomas set several Ivy League women’s swim records and won a Division I national championship in 2022. Tiffany Justice, co-founder of parental activist group Moms For Liberty, cheered the investigations via X. “Great to see @usedgov understands the assignment,” she wrote. “Can’t wait for @Linda_McMahon to get confirmed and put the pedal to the metal!”\ Some have expressed concerns about the potential impact of these investigations on transgender athletes and the overall inclusivity of sports. A parent, who wished to remain anonymous, stated, “This is a public safety issue, especially with contact sports. I’m a father of a 2-year-old daughter. I don’t want my little girl to grow up to compete in sports and then to get bludgeoned by a man, that’s disgusting and disgraceful. It can’t happen in the United States of America.” Neither of the schools under investigation immediately responded to a request for comment from The National News Desk (TNND) Thursday. Jackson Walker on X at @_jlwalker_ for the latest trending national news. Have a news tip? Send it to [email protected]
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