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Federal funding threatened over transgender athlete policy

Connecticut's attorney general says he is working to secure the funding for the districts, which are refusing to sign the document.
Credit: AP
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, Bloomfield High School transgender athlete Terry Miller, second from left, wins the final of the 55-meter dash over transgender athlete Andraya Yearwood, far left, and other runners in the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Conn. Miller and Yearwood are among Connecticut transgender athletes who would be blocked from participating in girls sports under a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, by the families of three athletes. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb, File)

HARTFORD, Conn — The U.S. Department of Education is threatening to withhold magnet school funding for Connecticut school districts if they follow a state policy that allows transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports. 

Districts including New Haven have been asked to sign a document to receive Federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program Grants that states they will not “not participate in any interscholastic sporting events” unless the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference changes its policy.  

Connecticut's attorney general says he is working to secure the funding for the districts, which are refusing to sign the document.

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