US Education Department Ends Federal Enforcement Of Transgender Student Protections Across Multiple States
The US Education Department has ended agreements with five school districts and a college that ensured protections for transgender students under Title IX. This move stops federal enforcement of these agreements. The decision reflects a shift from previous administrations’ policies, following lawsuits and investigations targeting schools accommodating transgender students.
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Washington: The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students.
The decision means the department will no longer play a role in enforcing those agreements, which called for schools to take steps to comply with federal civil rights law.
The districts affected are Cape Henlopen School District in Delaware, Fife School District in Washington, Delaware Valley School District in Pennsylvania, and La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, Sacramento City Unified and Taft College in California.
Under the Biden and Obama administrations, the department interpreted Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education, to include protections for transgender and gay students.
The Trump administration has penalized schools that have made efforts to accommodate students based on their gender identity.
It has filed lawsuits in California and Minnesota over state policies permitting transgender students to participate in interscholastic sports, and opened civil rights investigations into schools and universities over their policies on transgender students.
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