‘Women-only’ Smith College faces civil rights complaint for admitting trans students

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Smith College, one of just a few dozen women’s colleges in the U.S., is facing a federal civil rights complaint for allegedly discriminating against applicants based on their sex.

The private Massachusetts institution is a “women-only” college, but it “gives spots to ‘self-identifi[ed]’ transgender women that would have otherwise gone to biological women,” according to the complaint by Defending Education.

The education watchdog organization filed the complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights in June, alleging the college’s admissions practices discriminate against women in violation of Title IX. The civil rights law protects citizens against sex-based discrimination while also protecting single-sex spaces.

“We are confident that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights will investigate the complaint against Smith College,” Erika Sanzi, director of outreach at Defending Education, told The College Fix in a recent interview.

The fact that Smith is a “women-only” college is not a problem; it’s the college’s admissions practices, according to Sanzi’s organization. more

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