Jeffco Public Schools: Boys on girls' sports rosters were mascots, not athletes

Jeffco Public Schools faced federal scrutiny after the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said it found 61 boys on girls’ sports rosters, a charge the district says it disputes. The authorities said those individuals were not student-athletes but trainers, mascots, and managers, a distinction the district argues OCR did not clarify when presenting the data in March. The inquiry, sparked by reports of transgender students sharing overnight accommodations and facility access, prompted a 10-day deadline from OCR for corrective steps. Jeffco released a letter stating the rosters did not include male athletes, and pressed OCR to correct the record, citing Colorado law and district policies.