A pair of federal investigations has found that California’s Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body overseeing high school athletics statewide, are in “clear violation” of Title IX for allowing biological males to compete in female-only sports.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded educational programming, requires schools to ensure equal opportunities, including across athletic activities.