The Education Department has also launched investigations into state transgender policies, a key step in the process of pulling federal funding from an educational institution, which has not been done in decades.

Maine is facing federal investigations of its Title IX programs following a testy exchange between Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Republican President Donald Trump over his administration's push to prevent transgender individuals from competing in women's sports.

The PIAA voted to remove a policy that had deferred to school principals to determine an athlete’s “gender” when “questioned or uncertain,” and instead approved one that officials said was