The US Department of Education announced Thursday that it is launching an investigation into the MIAA for “apparent Title IX violations.”

The US Department of Education said Thursday it will investigate the Massachusetts 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.

Following President Donald Trump's Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports Executive Order, the DOE said it is "taking swift action" to investigate three entities for suspected Title IX violations, including the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA),