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A Republican congressman is pushing the Trump administration to investigate a North Carolina high school after female students complained that a biological male has been using the women\u2019s locker room, according to a letter first obtained by The Daily Wire.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rep. Addison McDowell wrote a letter<\/a> on Thursday calling on the Education Department to investigate Cox Mill High School in Cabarrus County for reportedly allowing<\/a> a boy to access intimate female spaces. He urged Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey to review a parental complaint filed on April 17 claiming the school violated a female student\u2019s Title IX privacy rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI was profoundly concerned to learn of reports that the school is allowing biologically male students to enter women\u2019s restrooms and locker room facilities on school property,\u201d McDowell wrote. \u201cAs a father of three girls and one on the way, and the Representative for the Sixth Congressional District of North Carolina, I remain committed to working to protect women and girls and preserving their civil rights for generations to come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Trump administration has interpreted Title IX as protecting the right of girls to access private, single-sex spaces such as bathrooms and locker rooms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In recent months, students and parents have asked the Cabarrus County School Board to adopt policies ensuring female-only spaces at the high school. School officials have downplayed concerns from parents, saying some claims about incidents involving the transgender student are false.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The district previously <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> it was constrained by a law that mandates \u201cschools may not discriminate against students by denying them access to the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n McDowell said the district must step up to ensure students\u2019 privacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt is the bare minimum for schools to ensure a safe learning environment, and schools owe students\u2019 parents a guarantee that the school is taking every available measure to protect the health and safety of kids,\u201d he said. \u201cThe policy that the school district has adopted is in direct opposition to these principles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n