The Trump administration opened an investigation into a New Hampshire school district on Tuesday following a complaint alleging the district maintains policies that discriminate against biological girls.
The complaint, filed by parental rights group Defending Education (DE) in August 2025, alleges that the Contoocook Valley School District maintains its policy allowing access to intimate spaces such as bathrooms and locker rooms based on “gender identity” rather than biological sex. The complaint further notes that “discrimination based on sex is also notably absent” from the district’s non-discrimination policy.
The Department of Education (ED) released a statement Tuesday announcing its investigation into the claims.
“Young women should never feel unsafe or uncomfortable in their intimate spaces because their school leaders care more about gender ideology than protecting girls’ dignity and privacy,” Kimberly Richey, assistant secretary for civil rights at ED, said in the statement. “Placing the burden on girls to move out of their own intimate spaces when there is a male present is not just absurd, it also discriminates against girls. The Trump Administration will always stand up for these students, investigate disturbing complaints such as this fully, and enforce Title IX to ensure that women and girls are safe when they are at school.”
