PHILADELPHIA, PA – Yesterday, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights reached an agreement that the Ivy League school will adhere to the Trump administration’s ban on allowing males to compete in women’s sports.
UPenn President Dr. J. Larry Jameson announced that the school has signed a resolution agreement consistent with the current interpretation of Title IX and current NCAA policies. This agreement includes: “releasing a public statement reaffirming their commitment to fully comply with Title IX in all of their athletic programs and to continuously adapt our practices as Title IX evolves over time; adhering to definitions of sex – with respect to women’s athletics – that have been set out through two specific Executive Orders; apologizing to those athletes who experienced a competitive disadvantage or experienced anxiety because of the policies in effect at the time; and reviewing and updating the Penn women’s swimming records set during that season to indicate who would now hold the records under current eligibility guidelines.”