"The Department of Education announced Monday it has opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College over the school's transgender-inclusive acceptance policy, evaluating whether the college has violated protections by allowing biological males into women's intimate spaces."
"This investigation marks both a continuation and an escalation of the Trump administration's efforts to restrict and regulate trans people in higher education, following executive orders that mandated federal funding be revoked from educational programs with trans-inclusive athletic policies."
"In response to the investigation, Smith College stated that the institution is fully committed to its institutional values, including compliance with civil rights laws, and has a rich history of supporting gender nonconforming and trans students."
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is investigating Smith College for potentially violating Title IX by allowing biological males into women's intimate spaces. This investigation continues the Trump administration's efforts to restrict transgender rights in education, following previous executive orders aimed at blocking trans women from sports and defining gender by assigned sex at birth. Smith College has expressed its commitment to civil rights laws and has a history of supporting trans women, having officially admitted them since 2015.
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