The department says the change violates Title IX because it impacts the rights of female students at the school.

Denver Public Schools converted a second-floor girls' restroom at East High School to an all-gender bathroom while students were on winter break.

The Department of Education announced it is investigating Denver Public Schools for changing a girl's bathroom into an all gender bathroom.

The Department of Education’s enforcement branch told Denver Public Schools that it would be investigating how the district installed all-gender restrooms in several school buildings. In a letter to the DPS superintendent on Tuesday,

Denver Public Schools called the decision to investigate the conversion of a women’s restroom into an all-gender facility as potential discrimination “unprecedented.”

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

On January 16, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the organization that enforces Title IX, including athletic gender equity, released

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 U.S. Department of Education released a letter on Tuesday accusing Denver Public Schools of discriminating against female students with this facility.

The U.S. Department of Education said on Tuesday it is investigating the Denver schools system for allegedly discriminating against women and girls by converting a female bathroom to all-gender.

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.

While students were gone over winter break, Denver Public Schools converted a second-floor girls' restroom at East High School to an all-gender bathroom.