The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced Friday that it would pull all K-12 funds from Maine and refer to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its Trump administration’s ban on competing men in women’s sports and consistent violations.

The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) has been in conflict with the administration for weeks after Democratic government Janet Mills publicly vowed to sue the Trump administration over President Donald Trump’s February execution. Presidential Order Men are prohibited from women’s sports.

“The department gave Maine every opportunity to comply with Title IX, but state leaders stubbornly refused to do so, instead choosing to prioritize the extremist ideological agenda over student safety, privacy and dignity.” announcement. “The Maine Department of Education must defend discriminatory practices in federal court against the Department of Justice before a divisional administrative law judge. The Governor’s factory would have done well to comply with the wisdom embedded in the old idioms.

Ed opened investigation It was published in MDOE in February. Final warning On March 31, we warn the state that the next step will be referrals to the DOJ.

The USDA also revoked funds for the MDOE on April 2nd due to the same issue. This was shot back in a lawsuit claiming that the lapse was “blatantly illegal.” (Related: Maine calls Trump administrators to cut funding after refusing to ban men from women’s sports)

USDA also temporarily suspended funds on the entire University of Maine System (UMS) on March 10th. announcement The system was compliant with federal law on March 19th.

Several female athletes were injured after being forced to compete with men, including 19-year-old Payton McNabb, who suffered traumatic brain damage after claiming that a male athlete claiming to be a transgender woman spiked a volleyball into her head. After Trump’s February 5th executive order, the president called for the restoration of the NCAA that male competitors had taken.

During his presidency, former President Joe Biden attempted to rewrite Title IX, which aimed to protect women from discrimination, in order to include the protection of transgender individuals who faced many legal challenges, which were widely criticised by Republican-led states. The rules were challenged and eventually removed.

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