The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether district policy was violating federal law by allowing transgender students to participate in sports and use facilities aligned with their

U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny initially agreed with defendants, citing a 2016 guidance from the U.S. Office of Civil Rights stating that requiring schools to permit transgender students to participate in sex-segregated activities consistent with their gender identity comported with judicial decisions under Title IX.

The Trump administration's Department of Education says a Connecticut school system is under investigation over its transgender athletic policy.