The Trump administration on Wednesday warned Maine that it will face consequences if it continues to flout President Donald Trump’s executive order barring males from playing on female sports teams.
“What HHS is asking of the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principals’ Association, and Greely High School is simple – protect female athletes’ rights. Girls deserve girls-only sports without male competitors,” Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) acting director Anthony Archeval said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“And if Maine won’t come to the table to voluntarily comply with Title IX, HHS will enforce Title IX to the fullest extent permitted by the law,” he added.
His comment comes after the OCR on Monday announced the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principals’ Association, and Greely High School have each violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities receiving federal funding.