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The California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) is under investigation into whether its transgender participation policy violated Title IX, officials said Thursday.
Department of Education and Department of Justice Title IX Special Investigations (Title IX SIT) Team. The announcement came one day after the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights launched 18 Title IX investigations into school districts across the United States and two days after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on efforts to protect women’s and girls’ sports.
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A protester holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, U.S., Tuesday, January 13, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“The fact that a Community College Athletic Association has a ‘Transgender Participation Policy’ is a stunning indictment of our culture,” Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey said in a press release. “Women’s sports are for women. Yet California Governor Gavin Newsom — despite admitting the truth on a podcast — continues to put ideology above the safety and fairness of his own students. The Trump administration will not tolerate policies that erase women’s rights.
“The Title IX SIT looks forward to investigating this case to ensure that all women have equal access to educational programs and athletic opportunities – because fairness and safety are non-negotiable.”
Pakinomist Digital contacted the California Community College Athletic Association.
Officials highlighted the organization’s policy regarding transgender athletes.
A protester to protect women’s sports gathers outside the Supreme Court on January 13, 2026 in Washington, DC Groups from both sides of the debate gathered Tuesday morning to protest as two cases banning transgender girls from participating in girls’ and women’s sports teams are heard at the Supreme Court. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
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“A translation[gender] female … or non-binary student-athlete who has completed at least one calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment … may compete on a women’s team.”
Officials said a complaint was filed with OCR, alleging the policy discriminated against at least three female athletes “on the basis of gender by allowing a male athlete to participate on women’s volleyball teams at a member college and access women’s locker facilities during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.”
The complaint added that the organization “ignored female students’ complaints about the harms caused to women when male students participate in women’s sports.”
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It is unclear which 3C2A schools were involved.
