Penn has maintained that it was in full compliance with all National Collegiate Athletic Association rules and eligibility at the time it allowed Thomas to compete and remains so.

The Trump administration says the University of Pennsylvania illegally denied women equal opportunities by letting a transgender swimmer compete on the school’s women’s team and into team facilities.

The U.S. Education Department wants Penn to strip swimmer Lia Thomas of awards and apologize to female swimmers. The school has said it followed NCAA and Ivy League policies.