The proposed guidelines would enhance protections for sexual assault survivors and add them for LGBTQ+ students.
for the statute that strengthen protections for student sexual assault survivors and create formal protections for LGBTQ+ students for the first time.
As education secretary under President Donald Trump, DeVos enacted Title IX regulations in 2020 that faced widespread criticism on a number of counts but particularly, advocates said, for giving more protections to students accused of sexual misconduct, making it harder for survivors to report their abuse to schools and letting discrimination against LBGTQ+ students go unchecked.
Before the Biden administration can formalize the proposal, it must allow for a public comment period on the would-be changes. Conservatives are expected to oppose the proposed updates, namely. But if the Biden administration’s Title IX regulations survive Republican challenges that experts predict will likely end up in court, the changes will take effect next year.
“Since his election, President [Biden] has been uncompromising in his commitment to do everything in his power to protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination in every facet of their lives — including education,” Rupert-Gordon said in a statement.
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