Maine school officials explain why state was in 'noncompliance with Title IX' after referral to DOJ

Maine school officials explained on Monday why they were in "noncompliance with Title IX" as the Trump administration referred the state to the Justice Department after it failed to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.

The state defied President Donald Trump’s executive order banning biological males from competing in women’s and girls’ sports. The Health and Human Services Department gave the state 10 days to correct its policies through a signed agreement or risk referral to the DOJ.

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The deadline came and went and the Health and Human Services Department’s Office of Civil Rights followed through on i...