The Education Department has canceled various grants and contracts since President Donald Trump took office. (Getty Images)
The team, drawn from both agencies, will implement a rapid process to handle the growing number of cases to hand over investigations to potential DOJ enforcement. McMahon said the Title IX unit "will benefit women and girls across this nation who have been subjected to discrimination and indignity in their educational activities."
"Protecting women and women’s sports is a key priority for this Department of Justice," Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday. "This collaborative effort with the Department of Education will enable our attorneys to take comprehensive action when women’s sports or spaces are threatened and use the full power of the law to remedy any violation of women’s civil rights."
The unit comprises investigators and attorneys from the OCR, DOE Office of General Counsel, and the DOE Office of Student Privacy and Protection, along with caseworkers and an FSA Enforcement investigator. The unit also includes attorneys from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division.
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President Donald Trump told Maine Gov. Janet Mills that her state needs to comply with an executive order on transgender athletes in school sports, during a Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 event at the White House. (Reuters Photos | Pool)
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Trump's Title IX unit comes after the Biden administration updated Title IX regulations in 2021 and 2022 to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students, interpreting the law’s prohibition on sex discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation.
Under then-President Joe Biden's interpretation, transgender students were protected in sports, bathrooms, changing room facilities and in other educational programs.
Jamie Joseph is a U.S. Politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering transgender and culture issues, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and stateside legislative developments.
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