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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> rebuffs <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> order on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a></p><p>By CHELSEA CIRRUZZO and KELLY HOOPER <br>03/20/2025 </p><p>"The governing body that oversees Maine’s school sports is rebuffing efforts by HHS’ Office for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> to penalize it for policies allowing transgender girls to play on women’s teams.</p><p>"The Maine Principals’ Association argues that HHS has no jurisdiction over the group and the issue should instead be resolved through the state legislature and Congress.</p><p>"'MPA receives no direct or indirect federal funding, so it is not beholden to Title IX enforcement by HHS and therefore cannot be included in any future investigations or litigation,' MPA said in a Wednesday statement. The group’s counsel made the same argument in a letter to HHS on Tuesday.</p><p>"How we got here: HHS said Monday it would give Maine 10 days to sign an agreement to bar transgender students from women’s sports or risk enforcement action from the Justice Department, POLITICO’s Bianca Quilantan reports.</p><p>"According to a statement by HHS, federal officials say the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School, which had a transgender student compete on a women’s team, violated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a>, the anti-sex discrimination law, with their policies that allow transgender students to compete on girls’ sports teams.</p><p>"HHS had launched a brief investigation into Maine’s policies on transgender students in sports on Feb. 21 after President Donald Trump threatened Maine’s federal funding and singled out Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, and her state’s policies. Mills refused to say whether she would comply with his executive order barring transgender girls from girls’ sports and had vowed to meet the Trump administration in court.</p><p>"The Maine attorney general’s office said it was reviewing the proposed agreement. Greely High School did not immediately respond to requests for comment. HHS also did not respond to a request for comment."</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2025/03/20/maine-rebuffs-hhs-order-on-transgender-athletes-00239848" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/newsletters/polit</span><span class="invisible">ico-pulse/2025/03/20/maine-rebuffs-hhs-order-on-transgender-athletes-00239848</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthlete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthlete</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, even if schools and universities comply with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s demands THIS TIME, who is to say they won't have other demands. Look what happened to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaUniversity</span></a>! </p><p>The Latest: Trump administration targets <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfPennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfPennsylvania</span></a> over trans athletes</p><p>The Education Department has concluded that Maine’s education office violated Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls to play on girls’ sports teams and use girls’ sports facilities</p><p>March 19, 2025</p><p>"The Education Department concluded Wednesday that Maine's education office violated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> antidiscrimination law by allowing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> girls to play on girls' sports teams and use girls' sports facilities. The state has 10 days to comply with a list of demands or the case will be referred to the Justice Department for prosecution.</p><p>"President Donald Trump's administration also suspended $175 million in funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthlete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthlete</span></a> in its swimming program. The Education Department began a separate investigation into the school over the program last month."</p><p><a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/the-latest-trump-administration-targets-maine-and-university-of-pennsylvania-over-trans-athletes/TRRDTCYT5VDQJNJBLGNSD7GGWA/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ajc.com/news/nation-world/the-</span><span class="invisible">latest-trump-administration-targets-maine-and-university-of-pennsylvania-over-trans-athletes/TRRDTCYT5VDQJNJBLGNSD7GGWA/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>