As the Trump Administration’s education department begins investigating its policy on transgender student athletes, Cromwell’s school board will talk with its attorney Tuesday night about how to proceed on an issue that could embroil more Connecticut school systems as the year goes on.

U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny initially agreed with defendants, citing a 2016 guidance from the U.S. Office of Civil Rights stating that requiring schools to permit transgender students to participate in sex-segregated activities consistent with their gender identity comported with judicial decisions under Title IX.

The Trump administration's Department of Education says a Connecticut school system is under investigation over its transgender athletic policy.