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The following is the opening of the text of Title IX, which is followed by several exceptions and clarifications: [6] No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial ...
Sexual or gender harassment [2] is a form of discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. [3] Sexual harassment involves a range of behavior from mild annoyances to unwanted touching and, in extreme cases, rape or other sexual assault .
On May 13, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and DOE issued joint guidance to educational institutions on the scope of Title IX, in the form of a Dear Colleague letter and an accompanying compendium of actual policies and practices, which had previously been enacted by state agencies and school districts throughout the U.S. [14] [15] [16 ...
2024 was a busy one in the education world, from the Biden administration’s administrative changes to Title IX and the subsequent legal fights challenging their legality to the continued decline ...
Title IX is a federal statute from 1972 that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools and universities that receive federal funds, including in athletics, and protects against sexual harassment.
A similar Ipsos poll found that 71% of kids aged 12-17 know nothing about Title IX. With its 50th anniversary near, experts and gender-equity advocates sought to educate the public about its power.
Grove City College v. Bell, 465 U.S. 555 (1984), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that Title IX, which applies only to colleges and universities that receive federal funds, could be applied to a private school that refused direct federal funding but for which a large number of students had received federally funded scholarships.
The Department of Justice also clarified that transgender students must be allowed to use restrooms that correspond to their gender identity and that failure to do so amounts to sex discrimination under Title IX. [1] In May 2016, the Department of Education released Examples of Policies and Emerging Practices for Supporting Transgender Students ...