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Education Department Reaffirms Title IX Enforcement Based on Traditional Definition of Sex

The department says it will interpret ’sex' to mean male or female sexes as outlined in the 2020 regulations.
Education Department Reaffirms Title IX Enforcement Based on Traditional Definition of Sex
The U.S. Department of Education in Washington on June 10, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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1/31/2025|Updated: 1/31/2025
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The U.S. Department of Education is reminding schools and colleges across the country that complaints of sex-based discrimination must be handled according to the traditional definition of sex—recognizing only male and female sexes.

In a “Dear Colleague” letter published Friday, the Education Department clarified that it will be enforcing the Trump administration’s 2020 Title IX regulations, which interprets “sex” to mean the “objective, immutable characteristic of being born male or female.”
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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