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Massachusetts high school athletics policies are under investigation for "Title IX violations" by the U.S. Department of Education, the agency announced Thursday, a day after President Donald Trump issued an order aimed at transgender athletes.

The US Department of Education said Thursday it will investigate the Interscholastic Athletic Association over potential Title IX violations on the heels of President Trump’s executive order that seeks to ban transgender women and girls from competing in sports with cisgender females.