He United States Department of Education He has launched investigations of the Title IX on the DOE of Maine and a state school district for allegedly ignoring the executive order of President Donald Trump on transgender athletes in sports of girls and women.
Maine joins California and Minnesota as states to be investigated for allegedly continuing to allow biological men to compete against biological women.
“Today, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education of the United States (OCR) sent a letter to the commissioner of the Department of Education of Maine, Pender Makin announcing that OCR is initiating a directed investigation of the Department of Education of Maine (MDOE) In the midst of accusations that it continues to allow male athletes to compete in the interscolstic athletics of girls and that has denied female athletes only facilities Intimate, thus violating federal anti -discriminatory law, “the USDOE said in a press release on Friday.
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President Donald Trump and the governor of Maine Janet Mills faced Friday at the White House for the fulfillment of the executive order. (Pool through AP/Win McNamee/Getty Images)
“The letter also notifies MDOE that OCR is launching an investigation into the administrative district of Maine #51 (MSAD #51), after it was reported that Greels High School, a school under its jurisdiction, continues to allow at least at least A male student to compete in categories of girls. “
The governor of Trump and Maine, Janet Mills, faced the transgender women in sports on Friday, and Trump told him in the White House that he must follow his executive order, or “you will not obtain any federal financing”, to which which She replied: “See you in court.”
“I am complying with state and federal laws,” said Mills, before Trump said: “Well, we are the federal law” and “it will be better if you do, it is better that you do it, because you will not get any federal financing Not at all if it does not.
President Donald Trump told the governor of Maine Janet Mills that his condition needs to comply with an executive order on transgender athletes in school sports, during an event on Friday, February 21, 2025 in the White House. (Reuters photos | Pool)
Trump promises to cut the federal funds to Maine for refusing to comply with the order of ‘no men in women’s sports’
Mills issued a statement on Friday, saying: “The state of Maine will not be intimidated by the president’s threats.”
Trump promised on Thursday not to give federal money to Maine if the State continues to allow biological men to compete in the athletics of girls and women.
“They still say: ‘We want men to play in women’s sports’, and I can’t believe they are doing that … So, we are not going to give them any federal funds, until they, until they clean that,” he said Trump
Under Secretary of Civil Rights of Interim Craig Trainor added as part of the DOE announcement: “Maine would make him believe that he has no other option on how women and girls are treated in athletics, that is, that he must follow his state laws and Allow men athletes to compete against women and girls.
Democratic governor Janet Mills delivered her speech on the state of the State on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at the State of the State in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
The USDOE is also investigating the state of San José, UpenN and a Massachusetts high school. The Trans Blaire Fleming and Lia Thomas athletes staged SJSU and the Ivy League school, respectively, with Thomas winning a title of Division I of the NCAA in 2022.
Trump signed the executive order to “keep men out of women’s sports” on February 5.
