During 60-day review period, nonprofit stated bylaw allowing transgender student participation would remain in place.

The Trump administration is hitting back at the Minnesota State High School League's decision to follow state law and let transgender student-athletes compete according to their gender identity.

The U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday it has directed investigations into the Minnesota and California state high school leagues because they have indicated “they play to violate Title IX federal law.” On Feb. 5, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in female sports.

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will investigate the league’s intention to follow state law and allow students in the state to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity,

Minnesota high school sports leaders are once again confronted with the question of whether transgender student-athletes should be eligible to compete in girls sports. Leaders of the nonprofit organization that oversees high school athletics in the state are uncertain how President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from participating in girls and women’s sports will

Minnesota's governing body for high school sports says it will follow state law and continue to allow any transgender athletes to compete.

The U.S. Department of Education is launching a Title IX investigation into the governing body of high school sports in two states, including California. In a release on Wednesday, the Department of Education said the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) “publicly announced plans to violate federal antidiscrimination laws related to girls’ and women’s sports.