Trump Admin Scraps Title IX Deals On Transgender Policies

The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it is terminating portions of several resolution agreements tied to transgender student policies, marking a significant shift in how federal civil rights law will be enforced in schools. The decision, carried out through the Department’s Office for Civil Rights, rescinds provisions put in place under prior administrations that required schools to address discrimination based on gender identity under Title IX, signaling a return to a more narrow interpretation of the law. According to federal officials, earlier guidance and enforcement actions had extended Title IX beyond its original scope, which they argue is rooted in biological sex rather than gender identity. Administration leaders framed the move as a correction to what they descr