Education Department rescinds previous Title IX agreements with schools over gender identity
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The Education Department rescinded Title IX agreements with six schools regarding gender identity policies.
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This action reverses federal guidance, potentially altering protections and policies for transgender students in affected schools nationwide.
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The Education Department's Office of Civil Rights announced Monday it will rescind Title IX agreements related to gender identity that six schools previously made with the federal government. The department stated that enforcement of Title IX by past administrations regarding "improper use of preferred pronouns" or "asking questions about a student’s preferred ‘gender’" was "illegal and burdensome." This action reverses previous federal guidance and agreements that addressed gender identity under Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education. The move signals a significant shift in how the Trump administration will interpret and enforce Title IX provisions concerning gender identity in educational institutions. Schools affected by these rescinded agreements will no longer be bound by the specific terms previously negotiated with the federal government regarding these issues.
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