The Education Department on Monday rescinded Biden-era Title IX regulations affecting schools and universities that receive federal funding, returning to language issued during the first Trump administration. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced the action, which the department said formalizes its enforcement approach since the start of the administration.
The Biden-era rules expanded protections against sex discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity, according to the New York Post and Washington Examiner. They also broadened the definition of sexual harassment and increased the complaints schools were required to investigate, the Post reported. McMahon said the action removed what she called the Biden administration's “illegal rewrite” of Title IX from federal regulations. The Washington Examiner reported that a federal judge struck down the Biden-era regulations last year.