Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Restoring victim protections
In May 2020, Trump's education secretary, Betsy DeVos, announced sweeping Title IX changes that reduced schools' reporting responsibilities and strengthened the rights of the accused. The changes were believed to be a "more reliable adjudication process that is fair to all students," the department said in 2020.

The Biden administration's proposed changes would reverse many of the previous controversial rules.

"Those regulations weakened protections for survivors of sexual assault and diminished the promise of an education free from discrimination," the department said Thursday.

Under the Trump-era regulations, some forms of sex-based harassment weren't considered to be Title IX violations. But the proposed changes, which will undergo a public comment period before being finalized, will include all "unwelcome sex-based conduct that creates a hostile environment by denying or limiting a person's ability to participate in or benefit from a school's education program or activity."

The Trump administration's version of Title IX, which remains in place until the amendments are approved, only requires educational institutions to investigate formal sexual harassment complaints. The Department of Education said it would keep as much of the current regulation as possible to ensure consistency, but Biden's changes would require schools to investigate all complaints."

Article quote: "Proposed changes would combat sexual discrimination in schools by boosting victim protections and modifying language to include sexual orientation and gender identity for LGBTQI+ students."

Does everyone understand what "I" means in LGBTQI. That means we don't have male and female athletes anymore, eventually they will all compete equally on a level playing field. I suppose as long as men and women are competing against each other equally, it OK.