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U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigation Into MA
The Department of Education launched three investigations into Title IX violations, including one directed at Massachusetts.
MASSACHUSETTS - The U.S. Department of Education (DoE) today announced investigations into two educational institutions and athletic associations where Title IX violations have been reported, one of which is the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The investigations were opened just after President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," and in the news release issued by the DoE there were three specific incidents cited as catalysts for the investigations.
The cited incident in the Commonwealth was when a girls' high school basketball team forfeited a game and claimed a male playing for the opposing female team reportedly injured three female players.
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The news release from the DoE linked to a Daily Mail story from February 2024, and the schools involved in the apparent incident were the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell and KIPP Massachusetts.
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The full statement from the DoE, including information on the other two cited incidents, can be read at this link here.
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