In advance of the long-predicted May 2023 issuance of new Title IX regulations, the U.S. Department of Education issued a proposed Title IX rule on April 6th that is designed to expand the meaning of sexual discrimination to include gender identity. This change would prevent schools and colleges from barring transgender athletes from competing on female sports teams. The new rule would … [Read more...] about U.S. Department of Education Proposes Change to Title IX Regulations on Student Eligibility for Athletic Teams
Title IX
Should Chivalry Be Alive and Well in Charter Schools? North Carolina Case May Take on National Significance
Parents in Charter Day School (CDS) in Leland, North Carolina object to the school “chivalry” policy that requires girls to wear skirts or “skorts” to school, while only boys can wear shorts or slacks. The Board of Trustees of the public charter school says the dress code emphasizes that girls are “fragile vessels” deserving of “gentle” treatment by boys, who must hold doors open for girls and … [Read more...] about Should Chivalry Be Alive and Well in Charter Schools? North Carolina Case May Take on National Significance
Department of Education Releases New Title IX Regulations
On June 23, 2022, fifty years to the day after President Nixon signed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Dr. Miguel Cardona, President Biden’s Secretary of Education, announced the much-anticipated 2022 Title IX Regulations, the fulfillment of Biden’s March 8, 2020 Executive Order guaranteeing an educational environment free from sex discrimination for all students. The goal of the … [Read more...] about Department of Education Releases New Title IX Regulations
US DOE Says Title IX Does Not Protect Sexual Orientation, Says Bostock Limited to Title VII
On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States, in Bostock v. Clayton County Ga., 140 S.Ct. 1731 (2020), considered whether an employer who fires someone simply for being homosexual or transgender is engaging in sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII protects employees within the workplace from discrimination based on their sex. The Supreme Court … [Read more...] about US DOE Says Title IX Does Not Protect Sexual Orientation, Says Bostock Limited to Title VII
Public School Code Revision Requires Separation of Perpetrators and Victims of Sexual Assaults
Signed on November 3, 2020, Act 110 (24 P.S. § 1318.1) requires schools to separate perpetrators and victims of rape and sexual assault. Senator Martin, the law’s sponsor, stated the goal of the law is to ensure that victims of sexual assault do not have to uproot their own education and social networks to avoid contact with an abuser. In the past, schools have often taken steps to assign … [Read more...] about Public School Code Revision Requires Separation of Perpetrators and Victims of Sexual Assaults
How New Title IX Regulations Will Impact All K-12 Schools
Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in all educational institutions receiving federal funding. On May 6, 2020, in the midst of the school closings due to Covid-19, Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education issued new Title IX Regulations promised by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on September 22, 2017. The proposed regulations were published in the Federal Register on … [Read more...] about How New Title IX Regulations Will Impact All K-12 Schools
