A letter notifying the DPS superintendent of the department's investigation cites 9NEWS' reporting on the restroom change.

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.

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 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.

In a letter to school districts, universities, and others on Jan. 31, the Education Department said it would reinstate Trump’s Title IX regulations from his first term, dropping an effort from the Biden administration to expand the rules to offer more protections to LGBTQ+ students.

Trump's move comes after Biden's 2024 “Title IX rewrite” to expand protections to include gender identity and sexual orientation was ruled unlawful.

Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor says that “under the Trump administration, the Education Department will champion equal opportunity for all Americans, including

Last year, the Biden Administration extended Title IX protections so students who are discriminated against based on gender identity would be protected. On Friday, Craig Trainor, acting assistant secretary for civil rights, issued a letter saying that would be revoked and the Trump Administration would revert to 2020 Title IX rules.

In keeping with his sweeping executive actions, President Donald Trump rammed through new Title IX rules for federally funded K-12 schools and colleges, according to The New York Times. Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded educational programs.