Title IX investigations opened into Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools, and Deerfield District 109
- Date
- Actor
- ED Office for Civil Rights
- Agency
- Department of Education (ED)
- Type
- Enforcement/investigation
- Section
- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Summary
On complaints from the Defense of Freedom Institute, the Liberty Justice Center, and a Deerfield parent, OCR opened Title IX investigations into the Illinois State Board of Education, CPS (District 299), and Deerfield Public Schools District 109, alleging that Illinois Human Rights Act-mandated policies "force" girls to share locker rooms and overnight accommodations with transgender students and conceal students' gender identity from parents (the Deerfield complaint also invoked PPRA).
Status
No public violation finding or resolution located as of August 2026; ED separately discontinued Chicago's MSAP grants in early 2026 (below).
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Sources
- libertyjusticecenter.org/newsroom/ocr-launches-investigations-into-illinois-doe…(opens another site)
- news.wttw.com/2025/03/24/cps-illinois-state-board-education-under-federal-inves…(opens another site)
- chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/03/20/title-ix-investigation-into-chicago-illinois-d…(opens another site)