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For months now, Maine has refused to follow the Trump administration’s guidance on protecting female students from trans athletes. Now, the Department of Education has taken action, referring the state to the DOJ.

From Fox News. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) referred the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) to the Department of Justice Friday, as the state continues toĀ allow trans athletesĀ to compete in girls’ sports.

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It is theĀ second DOJ referralĀ the state’s educational institutions have faced in the last month over the issue, after the Department of Health and Human Services referred MDOE, the Maine Principal’s Association and Greely High School on March 28.

Now, the OCR informed Maine Assistant Attorney General Sarah Forster of a second DOJ referral in a letter on Friday. The letter, obtained by Fox News Digital, states that earlier on Friday the Maine Attorney General’s office formally notified OCR that it would not sign a resolution agreement to amend the state’s gender eligibility policies to comply with Title IX, so the DOJ referral must be made.

Accordingly, OCR has determined compliance cannot be secured by informal or voluntary means,” the letter read. “OCR now refers this matter to the Department of Justice with a recommendation for appropriate proceedings, to enforce all legally available remedies.” …

“This letter also serves as notice to MDOE that OCR is initiating administrative proceedings to suspend, terminate, defer final approval, and/or refuse to grant or continue Federal financial assistance to MDOE,” the letter read.

Last Tuesday, the USDA announced aĀ funding freezeĀ to the state over the issue.

Maine officials then filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday following the agencyā€™s decision to freeze funding to the state for its refusal to reverse its transgender athlete participation policy in schools. …

The state has been under immense federal pressure in recent months to protect female athletes from trans inclusion amid several controversial incidents involving trans athletes and an ongoing feud between President Donald Trump and Maine Governor Janet Mills.

After Trump signed an executive order to ban trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports on Feb. 5, Maine was one of the many state that openly defied the order. …

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(Excerpt from Fox News. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Linda McMahon, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106612116)

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Margaret Gail Segars Rainey
April 14, 2025

A notice to all who blaspheme the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth! Eternity shall be in heaven or in hell without God. You will be obedient to Yahweh LORD, His Son Yeshua, and Holy Spirit or you shall live in eternity forever in hell being tormented by the prince of the power of this world who was defeated on the Cross. The door will soon be shut to unbelievers. Now is the time of salvation. Nothing has to happen in the prophecy of the Bible for Jesus to return PERHAPS TODAY TO RAPTURE, SNATCH UP, HIS CHURCH, AND REMOVE THE RESTRAINER, THE HOLY SPIRIT! I pray you turn to Him today. In Yeshua’s name, amen and amen!

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Jen
April 14, 2025

Lord God, we thank you for Linda McMahon and for righteousness prevailing in this situation. Please continue to drive out this wickedness from our nation, Lord God. We pray the fear of Almighty God be upon those who continually proceed with evil woke ideologies and agendas. We do not nor will not continue to allow it in the mighty name of KING JESUS, Amen.

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Nicole
April 14, 2025

God, we pray that You’d change the hearts and minds of people. Change them to think how You think and do what You do. We thank you for a president who is standing up for women. We pray that all of these states defying President Trump’s order will be brought into alignment with the will of the American people.

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Ruth Leech
April 14, 2025

Dear Father, I am praying that God given ‘good sense’ would arise among Maine’s voters and give Govenor Mills ‘a piece of their mind’. We with ‘good sense’ do pray for Maine’s MDOE repent of their stubborn refusal to stand up for young women and against allowing men to participate in WOMENT’S …aka, ‘girls’ sports teams. In Jesus Name.

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