Federal Task Force Opens Title IX Probe into Buncombe County Schools Restroom Policy
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-06-19T16:08:42.381Z
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Buncombe County -- June 19, 2026: The U.S. Department of Education has launched a formal Title IX compliance investigation into Buncombe County Schools regarding its restroom guidelines for transgender students.
Buncombe County -- June 19, 2026: The U.S. Department of Education has launched a formal Title IX compliance investigation into Buncombe County Schools regarding its restroom guidelines for transgender students.The probe, announced on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, will evaluate whether the district’s policies violate federal laws prohibiting sex-based discrimination in educational programs that receive federal financial assistance. Buncombe County Schools receives more than $50 million in federal f