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Pressing Pause: Explanations and Next Steps for Title IX Administrators Following Preliminary Injunctions

In the past week, two U.S. District Court judges have issued preliminary injunctions halting implementation of the recently-released 2024 Title IX final rule....more

TNG Consulting

Title IX—You’ve Never Had a Regs Implementation Like This Before

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The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) completed its review of the 2024 Title IX Final Rule (Rule) last week. OCR quickly finalized it and released it to the public on April 19, 2024, with an...more

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Connecticut State Department of Education Issues New Transgender Student Guidance

Late last week the Connecticut State Department of Education (“CSDE” or “Department”) issued new guidance addressing the rights of transgender students in Connecticut schools.  Entitled Guidance on Civil Rights Protections...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Title IX and LGBTQ+ Rights: Ensuring Inclusivity and Non-Discrimination

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) is a federal statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the context of education. The statute is most commonly associated with athletics, and most know...more

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OCR Dismisses LGBTQ+ Complaint Based on Title IX Religious Exemption

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In a highly anticipated decision earlier this month, OCR reaffirmed the broad discretion that religious institutions may have under the religious exemption in Title IX.  ...more

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OCR Issues Q&A on Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment

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Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued new, anticipated guidance concerning the Department’s current regulations related to sexual harassment. The guidance, titled Questions and...more

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OCR and DOJ Issue Clear Guidance that Denying Transgender Students Access to the Bathroom and Sports Team Corresponding to Their...

On June 22, 2021, the United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (“DOJ) issued a joint Fact Sheet addressed to elementary and secondary...more

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Highlights from the U.S. Department of Education’s Title IX Hearings

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Summary - The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) held virtual public hearings and collected written comments on Title IX enforcement from June 7 through June 11, 2021. The hearings kicked off OCR’s...more

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The Department of Education Clarifies That Title IX Applies to Cases Involving Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“Department”) has issued an interpretation of Title IX, emphasizing that the law prohibits discrimination based upon (1) sexual orientation; and (2) gender identity....more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

No Question: OCR Recognizes Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination as Violation of Title IX

In a somewhat unsurprising development, the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights [OCR] has issued a new interpretation of Title IX, recognizing that it prohibits discrimination on the basis of...more

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Unanswered Questions on OCR’s About-Face on Transgender Rights

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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, issued a Notice of Interpretation stating that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ+ students and...more

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U.S. Department Of Education Issues New Interpretation Providing Protection Against Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation...

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On Wednesday, June 16, the United States Department of Education issued a Notice of Interpretation (“Interpretation”) “to make clear that the Department interprets Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination to encompass...more

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Title IX – Will Everything Old Be New Again?

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[Warning: This article does not reference viruses, vaccines, or mask-wearing.] The education world is in a state of flux, legally speaking. Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will further opine on the extent to which the...more

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Education Policy Update - May 2021

In This Issue: Biden administration releases FY22 budget proposal, Senate follows House with return of earmarks, Department of Education higher education regulatory agenda, Title IX rule hearing, state legislatures update and...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Title IX: Upcoming OCR Public Hearings And Request For Comment

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Members of the public, including educators and school administrators, will have a rare opportunity in June 2021 to speak directly to federal education officials about sexual discrimination in education and the application of...more

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Public Hearings: Title IX Rule and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity

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On May 17, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that public hearings on the Title IX final rule defining sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination will be held virtually...more

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Title IX Roundup: DOJ Memo Protects LGBTQ+ Students, DOE Launches Reg. Review

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Summary - The Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Education (DOE) made back-to-back announcements regarding the implementation and application of Title IX. On April...more

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Executive Order and Courts Clarify Supreme Court Bostock Decision Applies to Title IX, Too

On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the "Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” The Executive Order explicitly extends the holding of...more

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Last Gasps and Opening Salvos: The End and Beginning of a New Era in Title IX, Part 1

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At the beginning of last week, Donald Trump was President of the United States and we were being flooded with last minute Title IX and civil rights guidance from the outgoing Department of Education. As we near the end of the...more

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OCR Doubles Down on Position that Title IX Equity Rules Do Not Protect Transgender Students

On January 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights issued a memorandum containing its interpretation of Bostock v. Clayton and its lack of effect on OCR’s interpretation of Title IX.  The U.S....more

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Is OCR’s New Approach to Trans Rights in Schools Really Inconsistent? Here’s Why It’s Not

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On September 8, 2020, an Education Dive article quoted me about two recent letters from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on the impact on Title IX of this year’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

No Winning: Connecticut’s Transgender Athlete Policy Deemed a Violation of Title IX

In a seismic decision that could wreak havoc with Connecticut school districts, OCR has determined that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference [CIAC] policy on transgender athletes violates Title IX of the...more

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More Title IX Turmoil: OCR Athletics Decision Puts Transgender Rights in Flux

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It seems like all we talk about these days in the Title IX world is sexual harassment, as we scramble to implement new Title IX regulations that go into effect in August. Yet, this week brought significant news with respect...more

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Is Title IX Guidance and Enforcement About to Change?

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On February 22, the U.S. Department of Education issued its first Dear Colleague Letter guidance of the new administration, rescinding the transgender rights guidance that the Obama administration issued last summer. The...more

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More Than A “Bathroom Mandate”: Gender Identity Discrimination Under Titles VII And IX In The Trump Era

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In May 2016, the Obama Administration’s U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a Dear Colleague letter directing schools to recognize and treat...more

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