The U.S. Department of Justice has unequivocally upended one of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s first promises to his constituents: That the discriminatory HB2 law would not jeopardize federal education funding to the state. In a letter to McCrory Wednesday, a Justice Department official called HB2 “facially discriminatory” against transgender individuals and said the department had determined the law violates both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX. Jim Morrill reports on the recent development:
The department gave state officials until Monday to address the situation “by confirming that the State will not comply with or implement HB2.
The letter says HB2, which pre-empted Charlotte’s anti-discrimination ordinance, violates Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, which bars discrimination in education based on sex.
If that determination is upheld, North Carolina could lose millions in federal school funding. During the current school year, state public schools received $861 million in federal funding.
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