The Biden administration did more than just reverse President Trump's weakening of Title IX's sex discrimination protections in schools. President Biden will strengthen protections.
Miguel Cardona of the SEC Education Department told PoliticusUSA during a call with reporters: This makes it clear that Title IX's prohibition on sex discrimination includes all forms of sex discrimination and that no one should have to give up on their dreams of attending and graduating from school because of pregnancy. Masu. No one should face bullying or discrimination just because of who they love. Sadly, this happens all too often. These regulations promote accountability by requiring schools to respond quickly to gender discrimination. Finally, the final rule reaffirms our commitment to fundamental fairness for all parties enforcing Title Nine rights, and that a fair process ensures that investigations of sex discrimination complaints are accurate and reliable. This is because it helps ensure that it leads to highly effective solutions. ”
What do the new Title IX regulations do?
According to a press release from the Department of Education, the new Title IX regulations:
– Protect against all forms of sexual harassment and discrimination. The final rule protects all students and employees from all sex discrimination prohibited by Title IX by restoring and strengthening full protections from sexual assault and other forms of sexual harassment. The regulations clarify the steps schools must take to protect students, employees, and applicants from discrimination based on pregnancy or related conditions. And this rule prevents discrimination based on gender stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sexual characteristics.
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– Promote accountability and fairness. The final rule promotes accountability by requiring schools to take prompt and effective action to eliminate sex discrimination in educational programs and activities, prevent its recurrence, and remediate its effects. The final rule requires schools to respond to all complaints of sex discrimination in a fair, transparent manner, including having trained and unbiased decision makers evaluate relevant and otherwise inadmissible evidence. , requiring prompt responses with reliable processes.
– Empower and support students and families. The final rule protects against retaliation against students, employees, and others who exercise their Title IX rights. This rule requires schools to communicate anti-discrimination policies and procedures to all students, employees, and other participants in educational programs so that students and families know their rights. This rule supports the right of parents and guardians to act on behalf of their elementary and middle school children. The rule also protects student privacy by prohibiting schools from disclosing personally identifiable information, with limited exceptions.
President Biden has announced changes to President Trump's Title IX protections, including making it easier for schools and universities to cover up sexual violence and weakening protections for people who experience sex discrimination in federally funded schools. It was not just about reversing the abolition of . Biden also expanded Title IX protections to include gender and sexual orientation.
Because executive actions can be reversed by the next administration, Title IX changes pose a question to voters: What kind of society do they want to live in?
Trump's return to the White House would mean the strengthened and expanded Title IX protections would disappear.
Americans have a choice. Do they want an education system that protects opportunity and equality for the majority of the population, or do they want to return to a time when the nation's educational institutions have become dangerous havens for discrimination and sexual violence?
The Biden administration is making steady progress in expanding freedom and opportunity, and the changes to Title IX point to the kind of bright future America can achieve with the right leadership.
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