California found to be in violation of Title IX after trans athlete uproar, Education Dept says

The California Interscholastic Federation CIF and the California Department of Learning CDE were revealed to be in violation of Title IX the U S Department of Coaching s Office for Civil Rights OCR revealed on Wednesday The announcement came weeks after transgender high school track and field athlete AB Hernandez won medals in girls competitions during the California state championships The transgender athlete s participation in the events sparked nationwide outrage specifically from President Donald Trump after he signed the No Men in Women s Sports executive order which prohibited transgender athletes from competing against biological girls and women in sports CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Although Governor Gavin Newsom admitted months ago it was deeply unfair to allow men to compete in women s sports both the California Department of Coaching and the California Interscholastic Federation continued as lately as a scant weeks ago to allow men to steal female athletes well-deserved accolades and to subject them to the indignity of unfair and unsafe competitions Mentoring Secretary Linda McMahon mentioned in a message The Trump Administration will relentlessly enforce Title IX protections for women and girls and our findings at present make clear that California has failed to adhere to its obligations under federal law The state must swiftly come into compliance with Title IX or face the consequences that follow The Instruction Department explained the CIF and the CDE will have days to agree to the agency s proposed resolution agreement part of which stated to each female to whom an individual recognition is restored CDE will send a personalized letter to that girl or woman apologizing on behalf of the state of California for allowing her educational experience to be marred by sex discrimination LAW FIRM THAT WORKED TO KEEP SJSU TRANS PARTICIPANT ELIGIBLE ALSO CLEARED ATHLETE OF CONSPIRING TO HARM TEAMMATEAdditonally The CDE will issue a Notice to all recipients of federal funding Recipients that operate interscholastic athletic programs in California requiring them to comply with Title IX This will specify that Title IX and its implementing regulations forbids schools from allowing males from participating in female sports and from occupying female intimate facilities and that Recipients must adopt biology-based definitions of the words male and female The CDE and CIF will rescind any guidance that advised local school districts or CIF members to permit male athletes to participate in women s and girls sports to reflect that Title IX preempts state law when state law conflicts with Title IX The CDE will require each Recipient and CIF to submit to CDE an annual certification that the Recipient and CIF have complied with Title IX Accordingly CDE will also propose to OCR a Monitoring Plan to ensure that Recipients are fully complying with Title IX The U S Department of Teaching and the Justice Department s Title IX Special Investigations first started its probe into the CDE on April Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom the CIF and CDE for comment Newsom previously talked about transgender participation in girls sports back in March with prominent conservative Charlie Kirk WHITE HOUSE RESPONDS TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PROBE OF SJSU TRANS ATHLETE ALLEGEDLY CONSPIRING TO HARM TEAMMATE The young man who's about to win the state championship in the long jump in female sports that shouldn't happen Kirk noted You as the governor should step out and say no Would you do something like that Would you say no men in female sports I think it s an issue of fairness I perfectly agree with you on that It is an issue of fairness it s deeply unfair Newsom described Kirk I am not wrestling with the fairness issue I totally agree with you Kirk pressed Newsom on whether he would condemn the athlete in question from Jurupa Valley High School after the athlete won another event at the time Newsom did not directly address the win but stated it s a fairness issue So that's easy to call out the unfairness of that he stated There's also a humility and a grace These poor people are more likely to commit suicide have anxiety and depression And the way that people talk down to vulnerable communities is an issue that I have a hard time with as well So both things I can hold in my hand How can we address this issue with the kind of decency that I think you know is inherent in you but not perpetually expressed on the issue Newsom further explained his point of view in a press conference on April when demanded whether there should be a law to prohibit males from competing in girls and women s sports And I'm about as transparent about this as anybody out there particularly in my party on this and to the extent someone can and do it in a way that's respectful and responsible and could find a kind of balance then I'm open to that discussion You're talking about a very small number of people a very small number of athletes and my responsibility is to address the pressing issues of our time And this I think has been colored in and weaponized by the right to be times times bigger than it is and so my focus is on a myriad of other issues in this state And to the extent that someone could find that right balance I would embrace those conversations and the dignity that hopefully presents themselves in that conversation meaning the humanity around that conversation not the politics around that conversation McMahon stated in an appearance on Fox Friends that California would be at jeopardy of losing its federal funding for its K- schools if the requirements are not met It s captivating to hear Governor Newsom say it s a matter of fairness McMahon disclosed It s easy Talk is cheap I think he requirements to put his money where his mouth is Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter