A school athletic program in Franklin is one of three being investigated after reports of Title IX violations.
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights announced the investigation into the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association on Thursday.
The agency says the school athletic program is being investigated for an alleged incident in which a girls' high school basketball team forfeited a game after a male playing on the opposing team injured three female players.
“President Trump’s Executive Order ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports’ is a promise to women and girls: this administration will not tolerate the mistreatment of female athletes. The Department is taking swift action to investigate three entities for suspected Title IX violations: San Jose State University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The previous administration trampled the rights of American women and girls—and ignored the indignities to which they were subjected in bathrooms and locker rooms—to promote a radical transgender ideology. That regime ended on January 20, 2025,” said Craig Trainor, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
The MIAA program's handbook does not exclude students from participating in gender-specific sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
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