Maine school officials explained on Monday, why they were “not in accordance with title IX” when the Trump administration returned the State to the Ministry of Justice after it has not obtained transgender sports athletes for girls and women.
The state has challenged the executive decree of President Donald Trump prohibiting biological men from participating in female and girls sports. The Department of Health and Social Services gave the State 10 days to correct its policies thanks to a signed agreement or reference risk to the DoJ.
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The State House is seen in Augusta, in Maine, June 9, 2011. (AP photo / Robert F. Bukaty, file)
The deadline has come and came and the civil rights office of the Department of Health and Social Services followed its promise on Friday, promising to protect female athletes.
“Today, the OCR has returned non-compliance with Maine with title IX to @Thejusteedpt for the application of the court for having continued men illegally to compete with women,” the ministry announced in a position on X.
“HHS will continue to protect female sports and keep title IX promises for American women and girls.”
The Maine Administrative School District 51, which houses Greely High School, where a transgender athlete prompted national controversy after winning a pole jumping competition in February, said Thursday that he did not comply and that he would continue to follow the law of the state and Maine Human Rights Act “.
PK Press Club has obtained statements that the Association of Managers of Maine and the Maine School District 51 both released in the community.
“The association of managers of Maine is linked by law, including the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), which our participation policy reflects,” said officials. “We are unable to sign a resolution agreement that would oblige to create a new policy that would violate the law and the MHRA.
“As such, we have not signed and will not sign the resolution agreement sent by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Services. With regard to the Federal Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, contract resolution, we were not a direct recipient of this agreement, we are therefore not required to respond.”
Maine residents agree to keep trans athletes outside the sports of girls and women, polls show
Governor Janet Mills attended an event on March 11, 2022, in Augusta, in Maine. (AP photo / Robert F. Bukaty, file)
The administrative district of the Maine 51 school also underlined the law on maine’s human rights.
“The board of directors of MSAD # 51 is guided by the mission, vision and the fundamental values of our district.
“To our students: Thank you for your maturity, your perseverance and your dedication to learning through these distractions. Please continue to open the way.
“To our teachers and our staff members: we deeply appreciate your unshakable commitment to our students. Your dedication has a deep impact, and we are grateful for your resilience and your compassion. Please note that no policy of the Council has changed for the moment. We encourage you to continue to support each student, socially and academically, as you have always done.”
The Maine Human Rights Act was changed four years ago to add gender identity as a protected class and specifically declared that refusing a person an equal opportunity to participate in sports is discrimination against education. The Association of Maine Directors has updated its policy to allow athletes to compete with the sex they identify as last year.
Maine Governor Janet Mills, Maine Prosecutor General Aaron Frey and the Maine education service did not respond to requests for comments.
In the midst of the quarrel between the Trump administration and the state of Maine, a survey of the New Hampshire University published last week has shown that most of the Maine residents agree that transgender athletes should not compete in the sports of girls and women.
The survey has shown that 64% of Maine residents think that transgender athletes “certainly should not” or “should probably not” participate in the sports of girls and women. Only 29% of Maine residents thought that transgender athletes “should probably” or “should certainly” compete with girls and women in sport.
The survey has also shown that 56% of Maine Democrats think that transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in the sports of girls and women.
Regarding the promulgation of policies to fight against the question of the participation of transgender in sports, the survey showed that 50% of the residents of Maine wanted it at the federal level, while 41% think that politics should be left in the United States.
