TITLE IX RHODE ISLAND TIMELINE

• APRIL 16, 2025  Superior Court Complaint vs RI Department of Education Moves Forward

There have been a number of developments in two complaints filed by the Law Centre at the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity against the RI Department of Education (RIDE) and its Commissioner, Angelica Infante-Green.

In the RI Superior Court complaint, a pre-hearing conference was held last week with Judge Joseph McBurney, Greg Piccirilli (Law Centre attorney for plaintiff Jane Doe), and attorneys for RIDE.

The complaint seeks repeal of RIDE’s regulations, adopted by the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education – a mandate that by July 1, 2018, each local education agency (LEA) must implement policies protecting transgender and gender non-conforming students.

• APRIL 9, 2025 – A Mother’s Fight: School Officials Hide The Tragic Truth #InTheDugout

In one of the most emotional episodes ever aired on #InTheDugout, host Mike Stenhouse sits down with “Jane Doe”—a Rhode Island mother whose teenage daughter attempted suicide after secretly being socially transitioned at school without her knowledge—and attorney Gregory Piccirilli, who has filed a landmark lawsuit against the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE).

• MARCH 27, 2025 – Media Release: “Jane Doe” Sues RIDE after Secretly Transitioned Daughter’s Suicide Attempt

The Law Centre at the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity filed a complaint in Rhode Island Superior Court against Angelica Infante-Green in her capacity as Commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Education, seeking to strike down the Commissioner’s 2018 Regulation 200-RICR-30-10-1, dealing with gender identity.

• MARCH 20, 2025 – MAJOR VICTORY FOR RHODE ISLAND ADVOCATES SEEKING TO PROTECT WOMEN’S K-12 SPORTS

In a major victory for advocates seeking to protect women’s K-12 sports in the Ocean State, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL), under threat of legal action and public pressure, has radically altered its rules and regulations that allow biological boys to compete in girls’ K-12 sports.

• MARCH 17, 2025 – LETTER TO WESTERLY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT REGARD EO AND DC LETTER COMPLIANCE

The Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity sent a letter to the Westerly Public Schools Superintendent and School Committee, addressing compliance with new federal policies on sex-based discrimination. The letter cites an Executive Order from President Trump, which mandates federal agencies to enforce sex-based protections under Title IX strictly. The letter urges the school district to align its policies with this new framework to avoid potential litigation and the risk of losing federal funding.

• • MARCH 17, 2025 – WHITE HOUSE GIVES MAINE TEN DAYS TO COMPLY WITH TITLE IX RULING

• MARCH 6, 2025 – REQUEST FOR OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS TO INVESTIGATE TITLE IX VIOLATIONS IN RHODE ISLAND

The Law Centre at Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity has submitted a request to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to investigate alleged violations of Title IX by several Rhode Island education entities, including the Commissioner of Education, specific school districts, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, and the Rhode Island Attorney General.

• FEBRUARY 28, 20205 – LETTER FROM THE RHODE ISLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL ESSENTIALLY URGING LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND EDUCATORS TO IGNORE FEDERAL LAW

Peter F. Neronha, Attorney General, Angélica Infante-Green, Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education send letter to Local Education Agencies, School Administrators, and Educators urging them to ignore federal law on Title IX.

• LATE FEBRUARY- PROTECT GIRLS’ SPORTS – SIGN THE PETITION TODAY!

In late February, we launched the Protect Girls’ Sports petition to urge the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) to comply with federal Title IX laws and repeal its policy allowing biological boys to compete in girls’ sports. This policy undermines fairness, threatens the safety of female athletes, and disregards both biological and legal realities.

• FEBRUARY 19, 2025 – OCEAN STATE CURRENT PUBLISHES WHAT RIERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SAVING K-12 GIRLS SPORTS

In addition to an open letter by prominent athletes to the RI Interscholastic League, petitioning it to repeal its policies that allow boys to compete in girls’ sports … Ocean Staters are weighing in.

• FEBRUARY 14, 2025 -RESPONSE SUBMITTED TO RIDE FOLLOWING PROJO ARTICLE

Gregory Piccirilli, on behalf of the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity, submitted a petition to protect IX but has not received confirmation from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE). Instead, RIDE publicly dismissed the petition’s arguments in a news article before formally acknowledging its receipt, raising concerns about the agency’s impartiality and adherence to legal procedural requirements.

• FEBRUARY 13, 2025 – CENTER REQUESTS RIDE TO REPEAL ITS TRANSGENDER REGULATION

The Law Centre at the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity today published a legal letter and filed an official request with the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) requesting that it repeal its 2018 Transgender Regulation.