Denver Public Schools converted a second-floor girls' restroom at East High School to an all-gender bathroom while students were on winter break.
The department says the change violates Title IX because it impacts the rights of female students at the school.
The Department of Education announced it is investigating Denver Public Schools for changing a girl's bathroom into an all gender bathroom.
The Department of Education’s enforcement branch told Denver Public Schools that it would be investigating how the district installed all-gender restrooms in several school buildings. In a letter to the DPS superintendent on Tuesday,
A letter notifying the DPS superintendent of the department's investigation cites 9NEWS' reporting on the restroom change.
An all-gender restroom at East High School in Denver is the subject of an investigation launched by the U.S. Department of Education.
On January 16, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the organization that enforces Title IX, including athletic gender equity, released
Denver Public Schools called the decision to investigate the conversion of a women’s restroom into an all-gender facility as potential discrimination “unprecedented.”
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said it is investigating Denver Public Schools for alleged discrimination after the district converted a girl’s restroom on the second floor of East High School into an all-gender restroom while leaving the other bathroom exclusively for male students.
The U.S. Department of Education released a letter on Tuesday accusing Denver Public Schools of discriminating against female students with this facility.
While students were gone over winter break, Denver Public Schools converted a second-floor girls' restroom at East High School to an all-gender bathroom.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights will open an investigation into Denver Public Schools for “discriminating against its female students” by creating an all-gender bathroom at East High School, the agency announced Tuesday.