Title IX is the federal law that bans sex discrimination in schools and colleges that receive federal funding. Instead of suing, athletes can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or ask a state attorney general to investigate.
ICONS helps athletes bring these complaints and backs them through the process.
Complaints and findings
September 3, 2025 · U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
Under federal investigation
Title IX complaint by Santa Rosa Junior College volleyball players
Three Santa Rosa Junior College volleyball players filed a federal Title IX complaint over the state junior college association's policy letting males who identify as women play on women's teams, citing safety, fairness and retaliation concerns. Santa Rosa Junior College was on the list of 18 Title IX investigations the Office for Civil Rights announced in January 2026.
“they allow men to steal women’s educational opportunities and fail to safeguard women’s rights and opportunities.” From the complaint, p. 20
Outcome: Santa Rosa Junior College says it is cooperating with an Office for Civil Rights Title IX investigation, one of 18 OCR announced on Jan. 14, 2026. No finding has been announced. Source
August 25, 2025 · Virginia Office of the Attorney General
Reasonable cause found
Virginia Attorney General finds Roanoke College discriminated against its women swimmers
The Attorney General’s office found reasonable cause that Roanoke College violated the Virginia Human Rights Act and Title IX by putting a male swimmer on the women’s team and retaliating against the women who objected. ICONS advised the team captains in 2023, and ICONS attorney William Bock III represents the swimmers.
Outcome: Virginia's Attorney General found reasonable cause that Roanoke College violated the Virginia Human Rights Act and Title IX; the next step under state law is conciliation, and I found no public result of it. Source