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03/25 13:28 CDT The clock is ticking for San Jose State to change its policy on
a transgender athlete
The clock is ticking for San Jose State to change its policy on a transgender
athlete
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --- The Trump administration gave San Jose State University
10 days to resolve what the U.S. Education Department has deemed are Title IX
violations involving transgender athletes, saying the school will face legal
action and the possible loss of federal funding if it fails to comply.
The department in January found that the university had discriminated against
women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women's volleyball team. The
department issued its ultimatum in a Tuesday letter.
Kimberly Richey, assistant secretary for civil rights, said the administration
had provided the university with multiple ways to resolve the violations,
including separating "male" and "female" athletes based on the administration's
definitions of those terms.
"Yet, SJSU remains obstinate, choosing a radical ideology over safety, dignity,
and fairness for its own students," she said. "With today's action, the
Department is putting the university on notice: comply with the law or risk
losing its federal funding."
Title IX is a 1972 gender equity law.
A spokesperson for the California State University system directed The
Associated Press to a web page in which the system and university say they
disagree with the department's legal position and findings.
In a letter to the department, the university said Title IX prohibits
discriminating against transgender individuals.
The Education Department has taken action against a series of states, schools
and colleges that allow transgender athletes to participate on sports teams,
something President Donald Trump has promised to end.
The investigation into San Jose State was opened in February 2025 alongside a
similar one at the University of Pennsylvania. Penn later agreed to a deal
similar to the one being offered to San Jose State, modifying school records
set by a transgender swimmer and apologizing to other athletes on the swim team.
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