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The Clock Is Ticking for San Jose State to Change Its Policy on a Transgender Athlete
The U.S. Department of Education threatens San Jose State with federal funding loss after finding Title IX violations related to transgender athlete participation and facility access.
- On Tuesday, the Education Department issued a third 10-day deadline to San Jose State University, threatening to terminate federal funding if the school does not comply with demands regarding its transgender athlete policy.
- Federal authorities launched the investigation in February 2025 following controversy over Blaire Fleming, a transgender woman who competed on the school's women's volleyball team from 2022 to 2024, sparking multiple forfeitures by opposing teams.
- The Education Department's proposed resolution agreement demands San Jose State adopt 'biology-based definitions' of sex, restore records allegedly 'misappropriated' by transgender athletes, and issue personalized apologies to female athletes, Assistant Secretary Kimberly Richey said.
- San Jose State President Cynthia Teniente-Matson stated the university 'cannot and will not agree' to the terms, noting that the school sued the Education Department on March 6 to challenge its authority.
- President Donald Trump's administration continues targeting California institutions for policies supporting transgender individuals, putting about $130 million in annual federal student aid at risk despite state laws requiring inclusion in school sports.
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Feds threaten to pull funding unless SJSU bans trans athlete policy
Trump's Department of Education is threatening to yank federal funding from San José State University unless it rewrites its policies to exclude transgender athletes, escalating a fight that the school says it's already on the right side of the law to win. — Read the rest The post Feds threaten to pull funding unless SJSU bans trans athlete policy appeared first on Boing Boing.
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The clock is ticking for San Jose State to change its policy on a transgender athlete
The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding.
Trump administration issues ultimatum to San Jose State over transgender athlete policy
The inclusion of a transgender athlete on the SJSU team sparked controversy in 2024, resulting in several opposing teams forfeiting matches against the university in protest and a lawsuit from a fellow Spartan volleyball player. The federal government launched an investigation into the university in February of 2025.
San Jose State threatened with loss of federal funding over transgender volleyball player
The Trump administration threatened Tuesday to pull federal funding from San Jose State University, raising the stakes over the university's refusal to make amends for allowing a biological male to play on the women's volleyball team.
Feud over transgender volleyball player escalates as feds threaten San Jose State's funding
The federal Office of Civil Rights has given San Jose State a third 10-day deadline to comply with demands concerning a transgender player on the women's volleyball team.
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