Maine officials won’t comply with the Trump administration's trans athlete ban
School officials in Maine said they will not comply with a Trump administration agreement that would bar trans athletes from participating in girls’ sports.
School officials in Maine said Thursday they will not comply with a proposed agreement from President Donald Trump’s administration that would bar transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports.
The U.S. Health and Human Services said earlier this month that the Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals’ Association and a high school are each in violation of Title IX because of the participation of transgender athletes. The federal investigation came after a public spat between Trump and Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills about the subject.
The health department gave the institutions ten days to comply with a voluntary agreement to settle the issue by banning the athletes. The principals’ association, which oversees high school sports in the state and School Administrative District 51, which includes Greely High School, both said they will not comply with the agreement.
The federal health department cited Greely High School, in the Portland suburb of Cumberland, because of a report that a transgender student won a girls’ track competition. The district said in a letter to the community Thursday that is not complying because it will instead “continue to follow state law and the Maine Human Rights Act.”
The district statement also said: “To our students: Thank you for your maturity, perseverance, and dedication to learning through these distractions. Please continue to lead the way.”
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