On Monday, the Education Department determined that the University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX for allowing transgender athletes to compete on women’s sports teams and ordered the school to reverse course or face possible legal action, The Hill reported.

In a notice sent to Penn President J. Larry Jameson, the department outlined a proposed resolution agreement that must be signed within 10 days. The agreement would require Penn to bar transgender athletes from participating in women’s athletic programs and send letters of apology to female athletes whose experiences were “marred by sex discrimination.”

The department did not cite specific incidents but said the school must erase the records, awards, or similar recognitions of transgender female students for Division I swimming competitions. This requirement applies specifically to Lia Thomas, a former Penn swimmer who competed on the women’s team in 2022.

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