The Biden administration's revised Title IX rule, aimed at addressing sex discrimination in education, takes effect today in public and many private schools across 24 states. The new regulation has sparked significant controversy as it expands protections to include gender identity, leading to changes in women's private spaces, educational opportunities, and athletics.
Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Sarah Parshall Perry criticized the rule change. "Back to school is going to be very different for millions of students whose state lawmakers will comply with this radical attempt to obliterate women’s protections—all so that a small, vocal, and well-funded minority can be ‘affirmed,’" Perry stated.
Perry further expressed concerns about the impact on sex-separated facilities and programs. “In over half the nation, girls and women will no longer have any sex-separated bathrooms, locker rooms, housing accommodations, or other educational programs. Women’s sports are likely on the chopping block, too," she said.
Anticipating legal challenges, Perry predicted that litigation would escalate to the U.S. Supreme Court. "Based on the pace and breadth, litigation will most certainly make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court," she noted. "The justices should clarify that educational equality for women and girls matters and that they deserve the protections that Title IX has afforded them for more than 50 years."
