Education Dept. Finds SJSU Title IX Violation on Trans Athlete

The U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration announced Wednesday that San Jose State University violated federal gender equity laws by permitting a transgender athlete to compete on its women's volleyball team, prompting an offer of a settlement to address the alleged discrimination.

The department's investigation found that the California university breached Title IX, the 1972 law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education programs receiving federal funding. Officials determined the inclusion of the athlete disadvantaged female competitors and involved retaliation against team members who raised objections. As part of the proposed resolution, San Jose State would need to adopt the administration's biological definitions of male and female, reinstate titles and records held by female athletes that officials claim were improperly taken, and deliver personalized apologies to affected players. These apologies would go to every woman on the indoor volleyball team from 2022 to 2024, the 2023 beach volleyball team, and any athlete who chose to forfeit matches against San Jose State rather than compete.

University representatives declined to comment...