FROM WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares wants school districts in northern Virginia to face consequences for going against federal mandates and allowing biological men in female bathrooms and other private spaces.
Fairfax County Public Schools and Arlington County Public Schools allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity, regardless of biological sex. Miyares and the Department of Education see this as a violation of Title IX.
The Department of Education placed FCPS and APS on “high-risk” status for their federal funding due to the Title IX violation. This means the schools have not lost federal funding, but will not automatically receive government money and must request cost reimbursements. The school districts have filed emergency requests for an injunction to receive funds up front.
Miyares filed two amicus briefs in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to prevent FCPS and APS from automatically receiving federal funding. The Virginia Attorney General’s Office is seeking court intervention to allow the Department of Education to enforce consequences for school districts that violate Title IX.
In one case that prompted the briefs, a boy in Fairfax County was permitted to enter the girls’ locker room and observe them changing clothes before a West Springfield High School physical education class. When a girl complained, the teacher told her nothing could be done because the boy identified as female.
In response, the Defense of Freedom Institute filed an Office for Civil Rights complaint on behalf of a mother and her daughter who advocate for their school to adhere to the law and safeguard girls’ rights by separating the school locker room based on biological sex.
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