Jeffco Title IX lawsuit paused after feds signal no intent to pull $50 million

By Jennifer McRae | CBS Colorado

The U.S. Department of Education and Jeffco Public Schools have agreed to “indefinitely pause” pending litigation in which the school district had been accused of violating Title IX by allowing male students to participate on female sports teams and to share bathrooms and overnight accommodations. 

Earlier this year, the Department of Education had threatened to withhold more than $50 million in federal funding over the allegations. Jeffco Public Schools responded by filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, asking a federal judge to referee the conflict between the Trump administration’s interpretation of Title IX and the school district’s legal obligations under Colorado law, which bans discrimination against transgender students. 

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