California ignores deadline to comply with Title IX, sues Justice Department over transgender policies

At long last, the U.S. Department of Education and the Justice Department are trying to restore common sense and fairness. But the real solution is to break the monopoly of government schooling

On June 9, the state of California filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department after the federal agency warned some school districts that they faced “legal liability” if they followed California law regarding transgender participation in sports.

These liberal states are out of control, putting boys in female sports teams, restrooms and locker rooms.

At long last, the U.S. Department of Education and the Justice Department are trying to restore common sense and fairness. But the real solution is to break the monopoly of government schooling.

Democrat-run states like California and Maine have laws requiring schools to allow boys who identify as girls to compete in girls’ sports, and the Justice Department and USED are withholding funds for what they contend are violations of federal Title IX, which bans sex discrimination in educational institutions.

USPIE has reported on the Maine case, with Sheri Few discussing related lawsuits filed in Washington against the Maine state education department for violating Title IX on USPIE’s podcast, “Unmasking Government Schools with Sheri Few.”

The Justice Department sent a letter to California school districts saying they were “exposed to legal liability” after a transgender athlete won gold in a state high school girls’ track and field championship late last month, according to K-12 Dive.

 “The Trump administration’s letter required California districts to certify by June 9 that they were not allowing transgender students to play on teams aligning with their gender identities, which would violate a longstanding California state law requiring it,” the K-12 article said.

 Instead of complying, the California government filed a lawsuit after state School Superintendent Tony Thurmond told districts that the state would respond to the administration on their behalf.

 The lawsuit claims that the Trump administration not only asked districts to violate existing state law but also the U.S. Constitution, a view rejected by both the Justice Department under Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Education under Secretary Linda McMahon.

 In the administration’s investigation into a similar policy in Maine, the Education Department initiated a Title IX investigation that found the state violated the law and led the Justice Department to sue the state for up to $864 million in federal funds.

This is about more than a legal power struggle between the states and the federal government. It’s a matter of right and wrong. These states are trying to pretend that males and females are interchangeable and that everyone must go along with the charade.

United States Parents Involved in Education (USPIE) is a nonprofit, nationwide coalition that is fighting to return education to its proper local roots and restore parental authority over their children’s education by helping parents and local communities to escape federal and other national influences. It is the vision of USPIE to create a culture where parents, empowered with the authority to choose what and how their children learn, are the undisputed primary educators of their children, where local schools operate in support of families, and where education is unencumbered by federal mandates.

USPIE’s powerful documentary, “Truth & Lies in American Education,” addresses some of the most glaring issues in the American education system and equips parents to make a change in their local school district for the betterment of their children. The film follows Few’s daughter-in-law, April, as she seeks to learn more about the system she was planning on exposing to her own children and learns the shocking truth. “Truth & Lies in American Education” is available for streaming on SalemNOW, as well available on DVD.

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