CHEYENNE – The University of Wyoming is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights over the admittance of a transgender sorority sister at Kappa Kappa Gamma in 2022, according to a Monday news release.

The U.S. Department of Education declared June as “Title IX Month” on Monday, in recognition of the 53rd anniversary of the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

“June will now be dedicated to commemorating women and celebrating their struggle for, and achievement of, equal educational opportunity,” states U.S. Department of Education news release.

In light of this recognition, the department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched investigations into UW and Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado. The latter is currently being sued

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