The Education Department has announced investigations against two universities and a high school sports league for allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. The agency, which Trump has vowed to dismantle, will be probing the University of Pennsylvania and San Jose State University, claiming the institutions have violated civil rights laws over their policies supporting trans athletes in college teams.
Meanwhile, trans rights activists are condemning the National Collegiate Athletic Association after its board voted to ban trans women from sports — caving to Trump’s executive order, which directs federal agencies to withhold funding for schools that do not comply.