(The Center Square) – Colorado’s Jefferson County Public Schools spends hundreds of taxpayer dollars an hour on an attorney for its legal efforts against the Department of Education, after the department found the district in violation of Title IX for allowing boys in girls’ private spaces, according to a report by Defending Education.
Investigative reporter for Defending Education Casey Ryan told The Center Square: “Spending $400 per hour on activist attorneys to defend allowing biological males to continue playing in girls’ sports is inexcusable.”
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