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TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201d According to our news partner KETK, Gov. Greg Abbott released a letter on Wednesday “instructing” the state\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s higher education leaders to ignore revisions made to Title IX, a federal law prohibiting public schools from discriminating based on sex. Rep. Nathaniel Moran spoke in Congress claiming East Texans are against the new regulations.<\/p>\n
Moran spoke to Congress on Tuesday, claiming the new regulations, which are set to take effect on Aug. 1, are an attack on women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sports. Moran said that East Texans feel the new rules are \u00e2\u20ac\u0153an inexcusable federal assault towards girls and women that has no place in schools.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Moran said Title IX rule is immoral and offensive to women across the country.<\/p>\n
Title IX, a regulation imposed by the U.S. Department of Education, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153strengthens vital protections for students in our nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s schools and provides clear rule to help schools meet their Title IX obligation to eliminate sex discrimination in their education programs and activities.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
According to Moran, Van ISD said in a letter, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the changes to Title IX forces schools to treat boys as if they were girls and to accept every student\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s self declared gender identity.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d KETK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s request to Van ISD for the full letter has not yet been returned.<\/p>\n
The final regulations, according to the Department of Education, include:<\/p>\n
Protect against all sex-based harassment and discrimination: The final rule would protect employees and students from sex discrimination by restoring full protection from sexual violence and other sex-based harassment. This would also protect against discrimination based on sex stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characterizes.
\nPromote accountability and fairness: This would provide accountability by requiring schools to take swift action to end any sex discrimination in their programs and activities. Schools would be required to respond to all sex discrimination complaints with transparent and reliable process to evaluate all evidence.
\nEmpower and support students and families: The final rule would protect against retaliation for students and employees, requiring schools to communicate their nondiscrimination polices and procedures to all parties involved so that students and families understand their rights.<\/p>\n
In April 2023, Moran voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, and said Title IX\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ignorance of biological differences between males and females would threaten women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s opportunity in sports, undermining it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s efforts for equality.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Earlier this month, the Biden Administration proposed new Title IX rules that would prohibit public schools and universities from banning male athletes from competing in sporting events with girls and women,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Moran said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The proposed Biden rule would likewise prohibit states from protecting the integrity of women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and girls\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 sports. This ruling would prevent women and girls from competing on a level playing field in sports and it ignored the biological differences between men and women.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
In June 2023, Abbott also signed legislation prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in collegiate athletics. Save Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sports Act, also known as S.B. 15, mandates that intercollegiate athletes only participate in sports that matches their \u00e2\u20ac\u0153biological sex\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which the legislation defines that as what is stated on a student\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s original birth certificate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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