Biden Admin Releases New Rules That Bar States From Banning Transgender Athletes

The Biden administration released on Thursday new Title IX rules that bar schools that receive federal funding from enforcing policies that ban biological males from playing girl’s sports.

The U.S. Department of Education proposed to amend Title IX in order to set out a standard that would “govern a recipient’s adoption or application of sex-related criteria that would limit or deny a student’s eligibility to participate on a male or female athletic team consistent with their gender identity.”

The proposed regulation also would provide needed clarity on how schools can ensure that students have equal opportunity to participate on male and female athletic teams as required by Title IX.

“The proposed rule would establish that policies violate Title IX when they categorically ban transgender students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identity just because of who they are,” a notice from the Department of Education states. (Read more from “Biden Admin Releases New Rules That Bar States From Banning Transgender Athletes” HERE)

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