NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (WRN) — A western Wisconsin school district is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education.
The Department’s Office for Civil Rights announced the investigation of the New Richmond School District in a Thursday press release. The probe “based on reports that the District is allowing biological men to use female bathrooms,” will determine whether the St. Croix County district’s restroom policy violates federal Title IX (nine) protections for female students and athletes.
The action follows a January school board meeting at which parents and conservative activist group Moms for Liberty demanded the district stop allowing biological males into girls’ bathrooms.