Dept. of Ed. Warns Jeffco School District: Protect Girls' Sports and Spaces or Lose Federal Funding

Article publisher: 
Breitbart
Article date: 
3 June 2026
Article category: 
Colorado News
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The Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday announced that it issued a warning letter to a Colorado school district over its alleged “ongoing refusal” to protect girls’ sports and spaces. 

ED said that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a letter to Jefferson County Public Schools, giving the district ten days to come into compliance with Title IX before the it sends the district a “Letter of Impending Enforcement Action.” Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities as a condition of receiving federal funding.

In March, OCR said it concluded its investigation into the district and found that it violated Title IX by allowing male students to access female bathrooms, locker rooms, overnight accommodations, and to play on female sports teams...

OCR opened an investigation into the school district in June 2025 over allegations the district removed single-sex overnight accommodations from school trips...