In September 2022, students, families, educators, advocates, and policymakers submitted hundreds of thousands of comments in response to the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX rules regarding sex discrimination in schools. The proposed rules are a step in the right direction, as they would undo many of the harmful changes regarding sexual harassment made by the Trump administration and would clarify protections for LGBTQI+ students and pregnant and parenting students. But the Department should go further in protecting students’ civil rights. To learn more about our Title IX recommendations to the Department of Education, read these comments and letters that NWLC led or coordinated:
- Recommendations on the full Title IX rules
- NWLC’s Comment
- Advocates’ Sign-On Comment (led by NWLC) on behalf of 189 survivor advocate, gender justice, and other civil rights organizations
- Individuals’ Sign-On Comment on behalf of 8,000+ members of the public
- State Legislators’ Sign-On Comment on behalf of 62 state legislators
- Recommendations on LGBTQI+ students’ rights:
- Advocates’ Sign-On Comment (led by GLSEN; co-led by NWLC) on behalf of 250+ education, civil rights, and youth-serving organizations
- Advocates’ Sign-On Letter to President Biden (co-led by NWLC) on transgender inclusion in athletics on behalf of 50 women’s rights and gender justice organizations
- Recommendations on pregnant and parenting students’ rights:
- Advocates’ Sign-On Comment (co-led by NWLC) on behalf of 27 organizations
- Students’ Sign-On Comment on behalf of 75 current and former pregnant and parenting students