Department of Education Reaffirms Title IX Protections

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : While the Trump Education Department announced that they will no longer protect all students from discrimination, California law is unaffected by recent changes to federal policy and continues to provide safeguards against discrimination and harassment based on gender, gender expression, gender identity and sexual orientation.
54% : California Deparment of Education State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond issued a public statement and "Dear Colleague" letter to all California local educational agencies on Friday, Jan. 31, reaffirming Title IX protections for students.
49% : While the letter sent by Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor rolled back Biden administration rules that extended Title IX protections to students on the basis of gender identity, Thurmond's letter and public statement affirmed that California schools will continue extending protections against discrimination to all students on the basis of gender, gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation: "In California, 'all' still means all.

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