Exclusive | Education Department probes NC school that ignored complaints about trans student ‘watching’ girls ‘undress’ in locker room

Nypost · Jun 01, 2026 · 576 words · By Josh Christenson

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Politics exclusive Education Department probes NC school that ignored complaints about trans student ‘watching’ girls ‘undress’ in locker room See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Politics exclusive Education Department probes NC school that ignored complaints about trans student ‘watching’ girls ‘undress’ in locker room See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleWASHINGTON — The Department of Education launched a civil rights investigation Monday into a North Carolina school district for allowing a transgender student into female-only spaces including locker rooms, The Post has learned.

Common ground

Female students have claimed that Cabarrus County Schools declined to look into Title IX complaints about one of their high schools letting a biological male watch girls change, with the principal having dismissed their concerns as “too political to address.”…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Title IX interpretation story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Former Cox Mill principal Chris Myers later told female students they “can go somewhere else” if they felt uncomfortable about having to share intimate spaces with their transgender peer?
How does this story connect Title IX interpretation with Gender Identity vs. Biological Sex over the next few days?

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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Former Cox Mill principal Chris Myers later told female students they “can go somewhere else” if they felt uncomfortable about having to share intimate spaces with their transgender peer.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results (e.g., books on racism, unrelated people named Cox, and a different Chris Stewart). No evidence was found confirming the statement attributed to Chris Myers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Utah's 2nd congressional district special election was held on November 21, 2023, to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat became vacant following Republican repr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sara Joanne Cyzer (née Cox, born 13 December 1974), better known by her maiden name Sara Cox, is an English radio DJ, television presenter and author. She hosted a range of BBC Radio 1 shows from 1999…
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Claim 2: “The conservative group America First Legal had filed a civil rights complaint last month citing the school district’s failure to address the issue.”

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One web search result mentions a complaint filed by America First Legal (AFL) regarding the situation at Cox Mill High School. No other independent source corroborating this specific filing was provided.

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web search NEUTRAL — America (The Band). 875,868 likes · 52,591 talking about this. Official America band page! Grammy-winning rock group AMERICA founded in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 3: “Cox Mill administrators reportedly claimed to “not have a specific policy” even in 2024 under President Joe Biden and adopted his administration’s interpretation of Title IX, according to America First Legal’s complaint”

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Claim 4: “One of Trump’s Day One executive orders declared that the male and female sexes are not changeable and mandated that executive branch agents “reflect sex accurately.””

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Claim 5: “The Biden administration had interpreted Title IX to bar discrimination against perceived gender identity”

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Claim 6: “Myers later resigned after further claiming “there isn’t anything [the district] can do.””

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The provided evidence includes an Instagram comment and unrelated news about a principal in Oklahoma, but no factual report confirming Chris Myers' resignation or his specific statement that the district could not take action.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 27, 2026 ... ... should not use female facilities no matter what his situation is. lar55shop. Fire that principal. lar55shop. Take your kids out of that school.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 7, 2026 ... ... on their mom's side live not far from where this took place. That ... take all possible steps to prevent these issues and put safeguards in place.
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Claim 7: “The Department of Education launched a civil rights investigation Monday into a North Carolina school district for allowing a transgender student into female-only spaces including locker rooms”

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One web search result explicitly confirms the Department of Education launched a civil rights investigation into a NC school district for allowing a transgender student into female-only spaces. However, no second independent source was found to corroborate this specific event to meet the 'corroborated' threshold.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) oversees the public school system in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The DPI is headed by the State Superintendent and the North Carolina…
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Claim 8: “DOE Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey said the probe into Cabarrus County Schools concerned potentially “egregious violations” of female students’ “privacy and safety.””

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The search results provided are for the Department of Energy (DOE) rather than the Department of Education, or unrelated historical figures. There is no evidence in the provided text of a statement by Kimberly Richey regarding this probe.

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Claim 9: “In January, the department began looking into a Long Island school district where a biological boy sought to compete on a girls’ volleyball team.”

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Claim 10: “The 1972 law defends equal educational opportunities for women and has other protections against sex-based discrimination.”

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Claim 11: “Female students have claimed that Cabarrus County Schools declined to look into Title IX complaints about one of their high schools letting a biological male watch girls change”

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Multiple web search results confirm allegations that Cox Mill High School (within Cabarrus County Schools) ignored complaints from female students regarding a transgender-identifying male in female locker rooms/changing areas.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rowan-Salisbury School System (also called Rowan-Salisbury Schools or for short RSS) is a PK–12 graded school district in North Carolina covering nearly all of Rowan County including the city of S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rowan County ( roh-AN) is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 146,875. Its county seat, Salisbury, is the oldest continuously populated European-Am…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Huntersville is a suburban town in northern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 61,376, making Huntersville the 15th-most populous municipality…
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Claim 12: “Cox Mill High School student Trista Ruck said at a public school board hearing this past December that the athlete “is a biological male who dresses and acts like a female” and “is on the football and basketball cheer team.””

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A web search result explicitly quotes Trista Ruck's testimony at a school board hearing regarding the student athlete's biological sex and participation in cheer teams. Only one specific source provided this quote.

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web search NEUTRAL — Students at Cox Mill High School in Concord, northeast of Charlotte, were told by the then-principal the issue was “too political to address,” according to a complaint filed Tuesday by America First L…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cox Mill High School in Concord, North Carolina, is facing allegations that it ignored concerns from female students about a transgender-identifying male who used girls’ locker room “and stared at fem…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cox Mill High School student Trista Ruck said at a public school board hearing last December that the athlete “is a biological male who dresses and acts like a female” and “is on the football and bask…
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