The Trump administration is investigating Smith College for admitting transgender women.
The Department of Education announced on Monday that it is opening a Title IX investigation into the school.
In 2015, Smith, one of the largest all-women schools in the country, changed its policy to allow the admission of trans women.
According to the state- When an institution holds itself out as being an all-women’s college, it is not just promising to deliver female-only dorms and bathrooms, and single-sex athletics; it is also committing to maintain a student body that makes possible a particular form of sorority and camaraderie.
“An all-women’s college loses all meaning if it is admitting biological males,” said Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey. “Allowing biological males into spaces designed for women raises serious concerns about privacy, fairness, and compliance under federal law. The Trump Administration will continue to uphold the law and fight to restore common sense.”
A spokesperson for Smith College said the school is aware of the investigation.
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