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California republican legislators have targeted Governor Gavin Newsom and the Department of State Education and the Athletics Association after refusing to comply with the Civil Rights Department Resolution Agreement of the Civil Rights Department (OCR) after being noted in violation of title IX for having enabled TransHattes to compete in girls sports.
American representative Kevin Kiley and representatives of the State James Gallagher and Kate Sanchez published declarations after the Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said that California Department of Education (CDE) and California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) rejected requests from the Trump administration.
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The Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before a budget hearing of the sub-comity of credits on Capitol Hill, on May 21, 2025. (AP photo / Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
“California’s flagrant contempt for the security and civil rights of young women and girls is shameful,” Kiley said in a statement. “State political leaders are willing to lose federal funding in order to maintain deeply unfair policy to allow biological men to compete in female sports. It is a clear violation of federal law and common sense.
“As President of the Sub-Committee for the Education of the K-12 house, I will use all the surveillance tools available to hold responsible state politicians, protect our students athletes and restore the integrity of female athletics.”
Gallagher said that the question of trans athletes in girls’ sports was just in fairness.
“California continues to push the dangerous madness of letting men compete in female sports,” he said. “It is equity, security and law of law. The Superintendent (Tony) Thurmond and the Governor Newsom endanger school sports programs through the State, all to appease a radical program and advance their political career.”
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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media after a press conference in Burbank on July 2, 2025. (Hans Gutknecht / Medianews Group / Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
Sanchez added: “The Newsom Ministry of Education violently violated title IX” and “doubled”.
“They refuse to protect the sports of girls for organic girls. It is a shocking violation of civil rights that could cost in California billions of federal education funds.”
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McMahon shared the letter from the Advocate General of the CDE Len Garfinkel to the regional director of the OCR, Bradley R. Burke on Monday.
“The California Department of Education (CDE) received the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) from the American Department of Education (OCR), on June 25, 2025, letter of conclusion and resolution proposed in the OCR above”, indicates the letter.
“The CDE is respectfully in disagreement with the analysis of the OCR, and it will not sign the proposed resolution agreement.”
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Governor Gavin Newsom was criticized on Monday. (AP photo / Steven Senne)
McMahon also shared the response of the CIF of his Advocate General, Diane Marshall-Freeman.
“The Bureau of the Advocate General of California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) receives your letter, dated June 25, 2025, addressed to Dr Ronald W. Nocetti, executive director of the CIF,” wrote Marshall-Freeman. “I write in response to your request that the CIF informs you” in writing before 12 noon, Eastern time, July 7, 2025 “, as to whether the CIF will sign the resolution agreement of the United States Department of Education.
“In response to your request, please note that the CIF agrees with the response of California Department of Education (” CDE “) submitted to your office earlier during the day, July 7, 2025. I joined a copy of the CDE’s response for your references. Therefore, the CIF will not sign the proposed resolution agreement.”
“California has just rejected our resolution agreement to follow the federal law and keep men away from female sports,” she wrote on X. “It turns out that the recognition of Governor Newsom that” it is a question of equity “was an empty political size.
“@Cagovernor, you will hear from @AGpambondi.”
The OCR announced at the end of last month that the CIF and the CDE were in violation of the title IX.
The announcement occurred for weeks after the transgender athlete of secondary athletics Ab Hernandez won medals in girls’ competitions at the California state championships. The participation of the transgender athlete in events aroused indignation nationally, in particular President Donald Trump after having signed the executive decree “No Men In Women’s Sports”, which prohibits transgender athletes from competing with biological girls and women in sport.
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)
In addition, “the CDE will publish an opinion to all the beneficiaries of federal funding (recipient) who will exploit interscharian sports programs in California forcing them to comply with title IX.
“The CDE and the CIF cancel the councils which advised local school districts or the members of the CIF to allow male athletes to participate in female and girls sports to reflect that title IX prevents the law of the State when the law of the State is in conflict with title IX.
“The CDE will require that each recipient and CIF submit to CDE an annual certification that the recipient and the CIF conforms to title IX. Consequently, the CDE will also offer OCR a surveillance plan to ensure that recipients fully comply with title IX.”
