Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
The U.S. Education Department rescinded Biden-era Title IX protections for LGBTQ students. Schools must now revert to the 2020 Trump administration interpretation of the code.
The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Schools now must go back to the Title IX code as held under the previous Trump administration in 2020, which the department says will...
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