PORTLAND, Ore. -Some Oregon Republicans are praising the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for investigating cases in Oregon. Grants Pass State Representative Dwayne Yunker (R-Grants Pass) and fellow State Representative Ed Diehl (R-Stayton) praised the investigation into Portland Public Schools and the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) over alleged Title IX

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into two Oregon institutions in relation to a transgender student-athlete who competes in track and field. The department announced Tuesday that it has contacted both Portland Public Schools and the Oregon School Activities Association,