Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights found five Northern Virginia school divisions violated Title IX by allowing transgender students access to sex-segregated facilities. Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, Prince William, and Alexandria were cited for policies deemed to violate students' safety and privacy. The governor praised the decision, criticizing the Biden administration's previous stance. A three-pronged resolution requires the school divisions to rescind policies allowing access based on gender identity, issue memos ensuring sex-based separation, and adopt biology-based definitions of 'male' and 'female'. Prince William County Schools stated they'll review the agreement.

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