But the move could result in legal pushback for not following the notice-and-comment process that has been typical when the agency has revised its interpretation and application of Title IX. During the first Trump administration, former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos The Title IX rule received more than 100,000 comments throughout the rulemaking process, and former Education Secretary That of Miguel Cardona the settlement received nearly three times that amount.
Education advocates said they received no clarity on what the regulation sought to accomplish during the review conducted by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
The rule was refuted by advocates for survivors of sexual misconduct, who argued that Trump’s policies have deterred reporting of incidents on campus and added obstacles to the complaint process.
“As the administration illegally weakens protections for trans students under the guise of ‘protecting women and girls,’ it is systematically weakening the very laws that keep students safe and schools accountable,” said Shiwali Patelsenior director of educational justice at the National Women’s Law Center. “Protecting women and girls means not limiting Title IX protections based on students’ reproductive characteristics and anatomy and enforcing Title IX to ensure that schools are inclusive spaces that provide equal educational opportunities for all students.” »
McMahon told Fox News’ “OutKick” that the rule is “a complete return to Title IX.”
“This is exactly how we enforce Title IX,” McMahon said in a video posted this weekend. “There were boys in men’s sports and girls in women’s sports, and now Biden’s rules and regulations are repealed and it’s a complete return to the Trump administration’s Title IX ruling, which was upheld by numerous courts.”
“It just gives clarity to students, teachers, schools, parents – everyone now knows what the rule is and how everyone is going to follow it,” she added.
The rule was also praised by conservative groups, including the Defense of Freedom Institute.
“Consigned to the dustbin of history, the Biden administration’s notorious Title IX rule was a classic example of how extremists can twist a law to impose sweeping changes on American society through its schools, colleges and universities,” said Bob Eitelpresident of DFI, in a press release.
Eitelwho helped craft the sexual misconduct rule, said the Biden-era rule “deserved the evisceration it received in court.”
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