The Department of Education of Maine, as well as the Association of Directors of Maine and a local high school, violates title IX, on Monday the office of the Department of Health and Human Services of President Donald Trump (HHS) (OCR) announced Monday.
Since its inauguration, Trump has signed executive orders that require the federal government to recognize only two genres and another entitled: “Keep men out of women's sports.”
In the last order, the Trump administration promised to terminate funds to any institution that allows trans athletes to participate in women's sports. The order orders the Department of Justice to ensure that all government agencies impose a prohibition under Trump's interpretation of Title IX, a law against sexual discrimination in education.
Since then, the NCAA has modified its policy and now limits women's sports to students assigned at birth, while Maine has disobeyed the order by allowing a pole trans jumper in Grelyly High School to compete against girls.
“The Department of Education of Maine cannot avoid its obligations under federal law by giving control of its extracurricular activities, programs and services to the Association of Directors of Maine,” said Anthony Archeval, interim director of the OCR of the HHS on a press release on Monday.
Now the OCR is giving Maine, its main association and the school the opportunity to “voluntarily compromise within 10 days to resolve the matter through a signed agreement or risk derivation to the United States Department of Justice for appropriate actions.”
In February, Trump had a high profile crash with Maine's Democratic governor, Janet Mills
Maine became a focal point of the problem when a transgender athlete from Grelyy won a state championship in the volume of posts in the division of girls.
In February, Trump had a high profile shock with Maine Democratic governor, Janet Mills, when he threatened to retain federal funds of the State about his policy on transgender participation in school sports.
Is Maine here, the governor of Maine? asked.
“I'm here,” she replied.
'Are you not going to fulfill it?' asked.
“It complies with state and federal laws,” Mills replied.
Trump replied: “We are the Federal Law.” Again he threatened the federal funds of the State and said that Maine can be a democratic state, but its residents agree to him on this issue.
“We are going to follow the law,” he said.
“You better meet,” Trump warned. “Otherwise, you don't get federal funds.”
Donald Trump challenges Governor Janet Mills (D-Me) about Trans Women in Sports on February 21
“We will see you in court,” the governor replied.
Well, I'll see you in court. I await that. That should be really easy, '' Trump said. “And enjoy your life after the governor because I don't think you are in the chosen policy.”
Trump made a similar financing threat shortly after while talking to Republican governors. He said that “he heard that men are still playing in Maine” and that he would pull funds for that.
'So we are not going to give them any federal funds. None at all, until they clean that, “Trump said.
Trump discovered during the campaign that the theme resonated beyond the usual party lines. More than half of the voters surveyed by AP Votast said that support for transgender rights in government and society has gone too far. He relied on rhetoric before the elections, committing to get rid of “transgender madness”, although his campaign offered little details.