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San Jose State Faces a Crucial Deadline That Could Redefine Transgender Athlete Policies Forever

San Jose State Faces a Crucial Deadline That Could Redefine Transgender Athlete Policies Forever

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration gave San Jose State University 10 days to resolve what the U.S. Education Department has deemed are Title IX violations involving transgender athletes, saying the school will face legal action and the possible loss of federal funding if it fails to comply.

The department in January found that the university had discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team. The department issued its ultimatum in a Tuesday letter.

Kimberly Richey, assistant secretary for civil rights, said the administration had provided the university with multiple ways to resolve the violations, including separating “male” and “female” athletes based on the administration’s definitions of those terms.

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