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Title IX is a landmark federal civil rights law in the United States that was enacted as part (Title IX) of the Education Amendments of 1972. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government .
At London 2012 — two months after Title IX’s 40th birthday — the U.S. women outnumbered the men for the first time in both participation (269 women, 261 men) and medal count (58 to 45). The ...
In 1992, Title IX was interpreted to also include sexual harassment and assault. The Department of Education has redefined the term sexual harassment in a Dear Colleague letter in 2011 [108] [109] and 2020 during the Trump administration, [110] [111] and again in April 2024 issued more regulatory changes. Before 2021, when the Harvard Title IX ...
A federal judge has struck down President Joe Biden’s rules that expand discrimination protections for LGBT+ students in a ruling that takes effect nationwide January 9 (EPA)
[10] [11] In reaching the conclusion that Title IX applied to the facts of the Arcadia case, OCR took the position discriminating against a transgender student can be a form of sex discrimination, and that the scope of Title IX should be analyzed in light of parallel precedent under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits ...
The House passed the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," which could change Title IX protections and ensure only people assigned female at birth participate in women and girls athletics ...
Alexander v. Yale, 631 F.2d 178 (2d Cir. 1980), [1] was the first use of Title IX [2] of the United States Education Amendments of 1972 in charges of sexual harassment against an educational institution. [3]
Under Title IX, schools are required to make efforts to prevent sexual violence and harassment, and to have policies in place for investigating complaints and protecting victims. [97] While schools are required to notify victims of sexual assault that they have a right to report their attack to the police, this reporting is voluntary.