Education Department concludes Colorado district violated Title IX rights
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has concluded that a Colorado school district violated federal civil rights law by allowing male students to access women’s restrooms, locker rooms, and housing units and to participate in women’s sports.
In its findings released Friday, OCR determined that Jefferson County Public Schools violated Title IX.
The announcement states that OCR has received rosters of Jefferson County athletes, and that the rosters indicate that “male students may fill up to 61 positions on the district’s girls’ sports teams.”
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OCR said these policies deprive girls of “safety, dignity, and equal access” to educational programs and activities.
“Today’s findings reveal egregious violations of Title IX by Jefferson County Public Schools – denying fairness and equality to female students by allowing male access to their private facilities, overnight accommodations and athletics,” Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey said in a statement.
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“The district’s decision to prioritize “gender identity” over ensuring equal access for its female students is unacceptable,” » Richey said. “The District must act now to end these violations and protect future generations of girls from gender discrimination. The Trump Administration will not relent until the safety, opportunity and equal protection of female athletes under the law are fully restored.”
The Office for Civil Rights issued the district a proposed resolution agreement, giving officials 10 days to voluntarily comply or face possible federal enforcement action.
The investigation began in June 2025, when OCR launched an investigation into allegations that Jefferson County Public Schools removed safeguards requiring single-sex overnight accommodations on district-sponsored trips.
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Federal investigators said their review found broader violations, concluding that the district also allowed male students to access female-only facilities and compete on girls’ teams.
Title IX, enacted in 1972, prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs or activities receiving federal funding.
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