The federal Education Department has reversed a key Biden administration policy, ending protections under Title IX that extended sex-based discrimination safeguards to students based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Under the new guidance, schools will revert to the 2020 interpretation established during the Trump era, narrowing the scope of anti-discrimination rules. The move marks a significant shift in how educational institutions address discrimination claims involving LGBTQ+ students. Critics and advocates are likely to debate the implications for student rights and campus equity policies.
The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.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...
