Department of Education finds California violated Title IX by discriminating against girls, women

The United States Department of Education's Civil Rights office on Wednesday found that California violated Title IX by discriminating against female athletes on the basis of sex.

The department was investigating allegations that California's Department of Education (CDE) and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) violated federal law by complying with state law on allowing athletes to compete on teams based on their gender identity rather than the person's biological sex.

“Although Governor Gavin Newsom admitted months ago it was ‘deeply unfair’ to allow men to compete in women’s sports, both the...