press release puts it, “a biological male” — to participate in women’s sports.Specifically, Loeffler’s bill would hold the school in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a law banning sex discrimination in any education program, including sports, that receives federal funds.
Schools that violate Title IX are in danger of losing those funds.Right now the Department of Education is considering stripping federal funds from several Connecticut school districts that let trans girls participate in girls’ sports.
The families of three cisgender female athletes have sued the districts over the issue, and they argue that trans girls’ participation is indeed a violation of Title IX.