Education Department formally scraps 2024 Title IX rule, restoring 2020 standards
Supporters say the move protects women and girls; LGBTQ and survivors' groups say it strips away protections.
WASHINGTON — The Education Department on Monday formally removed the Biden administration's 2024 Title IX regulation, putting the rules issued during President Trump's first term back into federal regulations.
The 2024 rule was the first to spell out protections for LGBTQ students under Title IX, the law that bans sex discrimination in schools that receive federal money. Federal courts had already blocked it, and the department had been enforcing the 2020 rules since the start of the current administration. The change took effect when it was published in the Federal Register.
What changes
The 2020 rules govern how schools and colleges investigate sexual harassment and assault. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the step clears away what she called an illegal rewrite. The department skipped the usual public comment period, saying it would only delay a change that reflects court decisions already made.
Reaction
Rep. Tim Walberg, who chairs the House education committee, praised the move. The Human Rights Campaign called it a monstrous injustice, and the National Women's Law Center said the 2020 rules significantly weaken protections for survivors of sexual harassment and assault.
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