The department says the change violates Title IX because it impacts the rights of female students at the school.

An all-gender restroom at East High School in Denver is the subject of an investigation launched by the U.S. Department of Education.

On January 16, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the organization that enforces Title IX, including athletic gender equity, released

The United States Department of Education will investigate Denver Public Schools after East High School recently installed an all-gender multi-stall restroom.

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said it is investigating Denver Public Schools for alleged discrimination after the district converted a girl’s restroom on the second floor of East High School into an all-gender restroom while leaving the other bathroom exclusively for male students.

The U.S. Department of Education released a letter on Tuesday accusing Denver Public Schools of discriminating against female students with this facility.

In a letter to Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero, Trainor cited Title IX of 1972 education law amendments as the basis for the investigation. The law prohibits "discrimination on the basis of sex" by education programs that receive federal money.

Denver Public Schools called the decision to investigate the conversion of a women’s restroom into an all-gender facility as potential discrimination “unprecedented.”

While students were gone over winter break, Denver Public Schools converted a second-floor girls' restroom at East High School to an all-gender bathroom.

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The school left female students with no bathroom on the second floor following the change, while male students still have access to a second-floor bathroom.