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The University of Pennsylvania was revealed to have “violated title IX by refusing women equal opportunities by allowing men to compete in intercollegial athletics of women and to occupy intimate facilities reserved for women,” the civil rights office of the education department (OCR) announced on Monday.
The OCR said that it would give university for 10 days to comply with title IX or may face criminal dismissal to the Ministry of Justice.
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The swimmer of Penn Quakers Lia Thomas finished eighth at the 100 free at the NCAA swimming and diving championships in Georgia Tech in Atlanta, March 19, 2022. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY SPORTS)
“Little girls who admire Riley Gaines and Paula Scanlan can find hope in today’s action – the Trump administration will not allow male athletes to invade female private spaces or to participate in female categories,” said the acting assistant secretary for Civil Rights Craig Train in a press release.
“Upenn has the choice to do: do the right thing for his students and comply immediately in title IX or continue to advance an extremist political project which violates the federal law on anti -discrimination and endangers the federal funding of Upenn.”
PK Press Club Digital contacted the University of Pennsylvania to comment.
The OCR demanded that the school publish a declaration on its intention to follow the title IX with two other key actions.
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Paula Scanlan, a former swimmer of the University of Pennsylvania, testifies during the judicial subcommittee of the Chamber on the Constitution and the hearing of the government limited on affirmative care for children. (Jasper Colt-Usa today)
“Restore to all female athletes all individual sports discs, titles, honors, rewards or similar recognition for swimming competitions of the Division I unparalleled by male athletes which participate in female categories.
The problem stems from Lia Thomas’ participation in the female swimming team during the 2021-22 season, becoming the first transgender woman to win a national championship. Thomas also broke several records at school.
Paula Scanlan, a former teammate from Thomas at the time, detailed in the legislators of the congress what she had to do with emotional testimonies in 2023.
Thomas was able to compete at the level of women in Division I of the NCAA because of the policy of participation between the sexes of the organization at the time.
President Donald Trump signs a decree forbidden transgender female athletes to participate in female or girls sporting events, in the east house in the White House, on February 5, 2025. (AP photo / Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump has since signed a decree to ban biological men from female and girls sports. The NCAA has changed its policy to try to comply, but the defenders of sports women said that the change was not far enough.
