ճ on Wednesday again threatened to pull federal funding from over policies the federal government says discriminate against girls by allowing transgender students to compete in female sports and use women’s bathrooms.
The warning marks the second time this year that the agency’s has accused Jeffco Public Schools of violating .
The department issued its initial warning in March, giving the district 10 days to agree to a resolution, which would have reversed any policies that permit transgender students to play sports or access facilities, including overnight accommodations.
At the time, Jeffco Public Schools pushed back on the Education Departmentap allegations, calling them “erroneous.”
The federal agency said in a statement Wednesday that Jeffco Public Schools hasn’t taken any action — including changing its policies — since the March letter and, as such, the department sent the district a warning letter that says federal funding could be pulled if changes aren’t made within 10 days.
The federal government has targeted K-12 districts with policies supporting transgender students since Donald Trump returned to office last year.
The Education Department also accused Denver Public Schools of discriminating against girls in violation of Title IX by creating gender-neutral bathrooms at East High School. DPS defied the agency’s deadline to convert restrooms back into single-sex facilities last year, but the district never heard back from the Education Department.
Attorneys specializing in Title IX have said that Trump is misusing the law — which was created to ensure girls and women can participate in school activities without sexual harassment — in targeting districts for pro-transgender policies.
The Education Department launched its investigation into Jeffco Public Schools last year after a family sued the district in 2024, alleging their daughter went on an overnight trip and had to share a bed with a transgender girl.
“Not only did the district trample on females’ sex-based protections by allowing males to compete in their sports, intrude in their bathrooms, and sleep in their overnight accommodations, but now it refuses to fix the problem after being given the chance,” Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey said in a statement. “It is indifferent to the law and to the safety, privacy and dignity of women and girls. Its behavior here is unconscionable.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
