Overview

• A transgender student won multiple events at a Naperville middle school girls' track meet, intensifying national debates over fairness and inclusion in sports.
• Awake Illinois filed a federal civil rights complaint, alleging that the district violated Title IX and calling for federal funding to be revoked.
• District 203 reaffirmed its commitment to the Illinois Human Rights Act, which protects transgender students' rights to participate in school athletics, and cited FERPA to safeguard student privacy.
• Republican lawmakers, including Reps. Mary Miller and Blaine Wilhour, urged the Trump administration to investigate and consider withholding federal funds from the district.
• The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation, while no policy changes have been made by District 203 to date.