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Epoch Times
3 days ago
- General
- Epoch Times
US Education Department Designates June as ‘Title IX Month'
The Department of Education is recognizing June as 'Title IX Month' and intends to announce several policies this month aimed at protecting women's rights at educational institutions, the department said in a June 2 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities receiving federal funding.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
U.S. Department of Education investigates UW over admittance of KKG transgender member
CHEYENNE – The University of Wyoming is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights over the admittance of a transgender sorority sister at Kappa Kappa Gamma in 2022, according to a Monday news release. The U.S. Department of Education declared June as 'Title IX Month' on Monday, in recognition of the 53rd anniversary of the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. 'June will now be dedicated to commemorating women and celebrating their struggle for, and achievement of, equal educational opportunity,' states U.S. Department of Education news release. In light of this recognition, the department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched investigations into UW and Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado. The latter is currently being sued by Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal advocacy group, over a policy implemented by JeffCo that assigns overnight school trip sleeping arrangements based on gender identity, not biological sex, according to Denver7. 'The Department is recognizing June as 'Title IX Month' to honor women's hard-earned civil rights and demonstrate the Trump Administration's unwavering commitment to restoring them to the fullest extent of the law,' U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in the news release. 'This Administration will fight on every front to protect women's and girls' sports, intimate spaces, dormitories and living quarters, and fraternal and panhellenic organizations.' The former grabbed nationwide attention after six sorority sisters launched a federal lawsuit against their parent organization over the admittance of its first transgender sorority member, Artemis Langford. In response to the federal investigation, the university stated it 'doesn't control decisions about sorority and fraternity membership,' a UW spokesperson told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle in an emailed statement. 'Appropriately, the university has not been a participant in litigation in federal court regarding the legality of the sorority's decision to admit the transgender student,' UW spokesperson Chad Baldwin said in an email. 'The Office for Civil Rights' initiation of an investigation is not itself evidence of a violation of federal civil rights laws and regulations.' Baldwin referred to University Regulation 11-4, which states that the university 'does not control or accept responsibility for the activities nor endorse the programs of student organizations,' including sororities and fraternities. The university maintains it has been and is in compliance with Title IX, but will fully comply with the federal investigation. The Independent Women's Forum, a right-wing policy group, supported the move by the federal education department in a Monday news release. Its affiliate, the Independent Women's Law Center, involved one of its lead attorneys, May Mailman, in the original lawsuit field by the sorority sisters. "Women deserve single-sex spaces where their privacy and safety are respected, and universities must be held accountable when those protections are compromised," stated Beth Parlato, senior legal advisor for IWLC, in the news release. "This investigation is a necessary step to ensure that federal policies meant to protect women are being properly enforced and not undermined in the name of political ideology." The lawsuit In 2023, six sorority sisters filed a lawsuit against KKG for admitting a transgender sorority member. The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice in August 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson. Johnson gave the sorority sisters an option to amend their complaint and refile the lawsuit. Instead, the plaintiffs appealed their lawsuit in the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Last June, Judge Carolyn B. McHugh found the case was not appealable without a final order from Johnson. She gave the plaintiffs two options: stand on their existing complaint and seek a final decision from the Wyoming judge, or amend their complaint and continue their case at the federal district court level. It's been nearly a year since the sorority sisters' appealed case was dismissed by the 10th Circuit. In early May, Johnson gave the appellants 30 days to submit their amended complaint, or have the case dismissed permanently. The sorority sisters have until June 9 to submit their amended complaint.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
U.S. Department of Education investigates UW over admittance of KKG transgender member
CHEYENNE – The University of Wyoming is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights over the admittance of a transgender sorority sister at Kappa Kappa Gamma in 2022, according to a Monday news release. The U.S. Department of Education declared June as 'Title IX Month' on Monday, in recognition of the 53rd anniversary of the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. 'June will now be dedicated to commemorating women and celebrating their struggle for, and achievement of, equal educational opportunity,' states U.S. Department of Education news release. In light of this recognition, the department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched investigations into UW and Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado. The latter is currently being sued by Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal advocacy group, over a policy implemented by JeffCo that assigns overnight school trip sleeping arrangements based on gender identity, not biological sex, according to Denver7. 'The Department is recognizing June as 'Title IX Month' to honor women's hard-earned civil rights and demonstrate the Trump Administration's unwavering commitment to restoring them to the fullest extent of the law,' U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in the news release. 'This Administration will fight on every front to protect women's and girls' sports, intimate spaces, dormitories and living quarters, and fraternal and panhellenic organizations.' The former grabbed nationwide attention after six sorority sisters launched a federal lawsuit against their parent organization over the admittance of its first transgender sorority member, Artemis Langford. In response to the federal investigation, the university stated it 'doesn't control decisions about sorority and fraternity membership,' a UW spokesperson told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle in an emailed statement. 'Appropriately, the university has not been a participant in litigation in federal court regarding the legality of the sorority's decision to admit the transgender student,' UW spokesperson Chad Baldwin said in an email. 'The Office for Civil Rights' initiation of an investigation is not itself evidence of a violation of federal civil rights laws and regulations.' Baldwin referred to University Regulation 11-4, which states that the university 'does not control or accept responsibility for the activities nor endorse the programs of student organizations,' including sororities and fraternities. The university maintains it has been and is in compliance with Title IX, but will fully comply with the federal investigation. The Independent Women's Forum, a right-wing policy group, supported the move by the federal education department in a Monday news release. Its affiliate, the Independent Women's Law Center, involved one of its lead attorneys, May Mailman, in the original lawsuit field by the sorority sisters. "Women deserve single-sex spaces where their privacy and safety are respected, and universities must be held accountable when those protections are compromised," stated Beth Parlato, senior legal advisor for IWLC, in the news release. "This investigation is a necessary step to ensure that federal policies meant to protect women are being properly enforced and not undermined in the name of political ideology." The lawsuit In 2023, six sorority sisters filed a lawsuit against KKG for admitting a transgender sorority member. The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice in August 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson. Johnson gave the sorority sisters an option to amend their complaint and refile the lawsuit. Instead, the plaintiffs appealed their lawsuit in the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Last June, Judge Carolyn B. McHugh found the case was not appealable without a final order from Johnson. She gave the plaintiffs two options: stand on their existing complaint and seek a final decision from the Wyoming judge, or amend their complaint and continue their case at the federal district court level. It's been nearly a year since the sorority sisters' appealed case was dismissed by the 10th Circuit. In early May, Johnson gave the appellants 30 days to submit their amended complaint, or have the case dismissed permanently. The sorority sisters have until June 9 to submit their amended complaint.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
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 a female in a girls' dormitory' and that WCU 'opened an investigation against a female student for asking a male student to leave a female locker room.' The Department of Education cited a former student who said that the students involved in both incidents identified as transgender women. 'WCU's reported contempt for federal antidiscrimination laws and indifference to, and retaliation against, girls who have spoken up about males invading their intimate spaces is simply unacceptable,' said Craig Trainor, acting assistant secretary for civil rights. When reached for comment, a Western Carolina University acknowledged receiving notice of the investigation from the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. 'We believe that our campus policies and procedures are compliant with Title IX and all other federal and state laws,' the university said in a statement. 'We will work with OCR to fully resolve this complaint.' Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits, with some exceptions, discrimination on the basis of sex involving any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Epoch Times
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Trump Admin Settles Lawsuit With Maine Over Food Funding Freeze
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreed to settle a lawsuit with Maine on May 2, after it withheld around $3 million in grant funding for nutrition programs in that state. According to the terms of the In exchange, Maine will drop its suit within two calendar days. 'It's unfortunate that my office had to resort to federal court just to get USDA to comply with the law and its own regulations,' Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey 'But we are pleased that the lawsuit has now been resolved and that Maine will continue to receive funds as directed by Congress to feed children and vulnerable adults.' The USDA and White House have not yet responded to a request for comment. Related Stories 4/11/2025 4/11/2025 The funds were frozen after President Donald Trump said Maine was violating Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972—which prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools— by allowing males identifying as female to compete in women's sports. Trump had publicly warned Maine Gov. Janet Mills that her state was out of compliance with his Feb. 5 'You'd better comply, because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding,' Trump told Mills during a White House speech addressing the nation's governors on Feb. 21. 'We'll see you in court,' Mills replied. Both sides made good on their threats: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins informed Mills on April 2 that she 'was freezing Maine's federal funds for certain administrative and technological functions in schools.' Frey responded with a lawsuit against the USDA on April 7, and U.S. District Judge John Woodcock Jr. ordered the funds unfrozen four days later. Woodcock Although Friday's agreement has settled the issue around food funding, questions about Title IX remain a source of legal friction between Maine and the federal government. On April 16, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Education Secretary Linda McMahon During that announcement, Bondi read a letter from Frey in which he said Maine and the government were 'indeed at an impasse' about the regulations. 'Nothing in Title IX or its implementing regulations prohibits schools from allowing transgender girls and women to participate on girls' and women's sports teams,' Frey said. The DOJ stated that Title IX is 'a civil rights law that guarantees women and girls equal protection in education and athletics.'
