Title IX states that no person should be discriminated against on the basis of sex in any educational programs or activities that receive federal funding. Betsy DeVos, the current Secretary of Education, has proposed rules redefining several aspects of Title IX. The Harvard Journal of Law and Gender has collected comments on this significant rule change from a wide variety of sources. This week our spotlight is on comments regarding students in higher education. Colleges, universities, and ... continue reading...
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Title IX Comments: Spotlight on Transgender Students
Title IX states that no person should be discriminated against on the basis of sex in any educational programs or activities that receive federal funding. Betsy DeVos, the current Secretary of Education, has proposed rules redefining several aspects of Title IX. The Harvard Journal of Law and Gender has collected comments on this significant rule change from a wide variety of sources. This week our spotlight is on comments regarding transgender students. Transgender students are ... continue reading...
Title IX Comments: Spotlight on K-12 Students
Title IX states that no person should be discriminated against on the basis of sex in any educational programs or activities that receive federal funding. Betsy DeVos, the current Secretary of Education, has proposed rules redefining several aspects of Title IX. The Harvard Journal of Law and Gender has collected comments on this significant rule change from a wide variety of sources. This week our spotlight is on comments regarding K-12 students. While many high-profile Title IX cases take ... continue reading...
Comments in Response to the Department of Education’s Proposed Amendments to Title IX
Title IX states that no person should be discriminated against on the basis of sex in any educational programs or activities that receive federal funding. The law underpins hundreds of schools’ policies on gender and sex-based discrimination. Betsy DeVos, the current Secretary of Education, has proposed rules redefining several aspects of Title IX. Most notably, the proposed rules change the definition of sexual harassment, mandate Title IX investigations to include live hearings with ... continue reading...
Safe Sport Poses Legal and Ethical Questions for American Equestrians
Charlotte Anrig* In 2017, the American public learned that the USA Gymnastics national team doctor, Larry Nassar, had sexually abused hundreds of his young female patients over the course of at least a decade. In response to this scandal and comparable incidents within other US Olympic sports, Congress enacted the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act. This Act made all certified members of national sport organizations mandated reporters, and it ... continue reading...