Education Department investigating women-only Smith College for allowing transgender students
The Department of Education is investigating Smith College to determine whether or not the institution violated Title IX by admitting transgender students into the all-women’s college.
TL;DR
- The Department of Education is investigating Smith College for admitting transgender students.
- The investigation questions whether the college violated Title IX.
- A complaint was filed by Defending Education regarding Smith College's admissions policy.
- Smith College's policy accepts "cis, trans and nonbinary women."
- Title IX has an exception for single-sex institutions, but it may not apply if male students professing female identity are enrolled.