A newly elected conservative school board member in Frederick County, Maryland claims he was unfairly put under investigation after he spoke out against the district’s transgender-affirming policy.
Colt Black, a Republican and father of three in Frederick County, was elected to the county board of education last November.
His term had barely begun when he said he was put under a Title IX investigation for comments he made at the board’s January 8 public meeting.
At that meeting, Black expressed concerns that Board Policy 443 — which compels students and school staff to use students’ transgender pronouns and names — violates free speech and freedom of association rights under the First Amendment.
Colt Black, a Republican recently elected to the Frederick County Board of Education, said he was concerned that the district’s transgender-affirming policy would make school less safe for all students. (iStock)
Frederick County Board of Education President Rae Gallagher confirmed to Fox News Digital that a Title IX investigation was underway and was required by state law.
“By law, when a Title IX complaint is received by an educational institution in the state of Maryland, an investigation is required. The school district received over 30 Title IX complaints based on the comments made by Mr. Black during his Board comments and an investigation was required. That investigation is now ongoing,” she said.
In January, a federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s re-write of Title IX, calling it “abundantly clear” that the law refers to discrimination based on being a male or female.
Earlier this month, President Trump also signed the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order to keep biological male athletes out of women’s sports, which the White House said would uphold “the promise of Title IX.”
In January, Trump signed another executive order, “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” which calls to end federal funding or support “for illegal and discriminatory treatment and indoctrination in K-12 schools, including based on gender ideology and discriminatory equity ideology.”
Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Read more.
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