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WASHINGTON, D.C., February 5, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A Kentucky senator has brought up the bizarre injustice of boys being allowed to compete against girls in high school sports.
On Wednesday Senator Rand Paul, 58, directed questions about the growing trend to Miguel Cordona, 45, the former fourth grade teacher who became Joe Biden’s choice as U.S. Secretary of Education. Cordona was, before this appointment, the Education Commissioner of Connecticut.
Paul reminded Cordona that the Department of Education’s Office of Civil RIghts had told Connecticut in 2020 that allowing boys to compete against girls in girls’ sports violated the rights of female students under Title IX.
Title IX was first signed into law in 1972 and was meant to stop discrimination against girls and women, including in their access to athletic opportunities. It originally stated: “No person in the United States shall, based on sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
Title IX is controversial, as funding for girls’ sports has been attained
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