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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a sex-based discriminatory lawsuit on Monday against Minnesota over students assigned male at birth competing in girls' sports in the Midwest state.
The DOJ said the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League "require girls" to compete against boys in sports "designated exclusively for girls," "allowing boys to invade intimate spaces designated exclusively for girls, such as multi-person locker rooms and bathrooms," according to the suit filed March 30 in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
“We will not allow girls to be denied equal opportunity and basic privacy,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said in a statement. “Title IX is clear: Schools that accept federal funding must protect the rights, safety, and dignity of female students.”
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"These unfair, intentionally discriminatory practices violate the very core of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in any education program or activity that receives federal funding," the Justice Department wrote in a news release.
Title IX is a civil rights law that bans sexdiscrimination against students, employees and others at public schools, colleges and universities.
USA TODAY has reached out to the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League for comment.
Minnesota’s policies and practices "create unfair competition, deny girls equal athletic opportunities, and expose girls to a hostile educational environment with heightened risks of physical injury and psychological harm," the Justice Department's release continues.
The 45-page complaint argued that separating sports by sex is not “discrimination” under Title IX, when the separation "does not treat either sex"worse than the other... because males and females are not similarly situated in athletics."
Because males and females are not similarly situated in athletics, separatingsports by sex is not “discrimination” under Title IX when the separation does not treateither sex worse than the other.
"This DOJ acknowledges biological reality and we refuse to let high school girls be subjected to this treatment, Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X. "It’s not only unfair − it’s deeply inappropriate and dangerous."
The suit seeks a permanent injunction ordering the defendants to stop allowing students assigned male at birth to compete in athletic competitions designated for females, as well as damage relief for allegedly violating the law.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: DOJ sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls' sports
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The DOJ said the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League "require girls" to compete against boys in sports "designated exclusively for girls," "allowing boys to invade intimate spaces designated exclusively for girls, such as multi-person locker rooms and bathrooms," according to the suit filed March 30 in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
“We will not allow girls to be denied equal opportunity and basic privacy,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said in a statement. “Title IX is clear: Schools that accept federal funding must protect the rights, safety, and dignity of female students.”
More: IOC bans transgender women athletes beginning with LA Games in 2028
"These unfair, intentionally discriminatory practices violate the very core of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in any education program or activity that receives federal funding," the Justice Department wrote in a news release.
Title IX is a civil rights law that bans sexdiscrimination against students, employees and others at public schools, colleges and universities.
USA TODAY has reached out to the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League for comment.
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Minnesota’s policies and practices "create unfair competition, deny girls equal athletic opportunities, and expose girls to a hostile educational environment with heightened risks of physical injury and psychological harm," the Justice Department's release continues.
The 45-page complaint argued that separating sports by sex is not “discrimination” under Title IX, when the separation "does not treat either sex"worse than the other... because males and females are not similarly situated in athletics."
Because males and females are not similarly situated in athletics, separatingsports by sex is not “discrimination” under Title IX when the separation does not treateither sex worse than the other.
"This DOJ acknowledges biological reality and we refuse to let high school girls be subjected to this treatment, Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X. "It’s not only unfair − it’s deeply inappropriate and dangerous."
The suit seeks a permanent injunction ordering the defendants to stop allowing students assigned male at birth to compete in athletic competitions designated for females, as well as damage relief for allegedly violating the law.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: DOJ sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls' sports
Continue reading...
