SJSU, whose women’s volleyball team found itself at the center of a national discussion surrounding transgender athletes last season, was singled out as one of two universities that the department

Amid Trump's crackdown on trans athletes, the Department of Education announced Thursday it's investigating San Jose State for possible Title IX violations.

Former San Jose State University women's volleyball assistant coach Melissa Batie-Smoose, who was suspended for her opposition to a transgender player, discusses President Trump’s executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday at the White House that bars transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports, just months after the San Jose State women’s volleyball team found itself in the middle of a national firestorm on the issue.

San Jose State University will be under investigation due to Title IX violations per President Trump's ban on transgender women in sports. The Department of Education's investigation comes after President Trump signed an executive order dubbed "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" banning transgender women from competing.

SJSU, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts high school athletic association are cited as violators of the Trump Administration’s Feb. 5 executive order banning transgender athletes.

The development came a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports. The order calls for penalties against schools and leagues,

The Department of Education on Thursday announced it will investigate San Jose State University over its women’s volleyball team’s inclusion of a transgender player as a potential violation of Title IX.