Summary
The U.S. Education Department announced it is ending agreements with some school districts that protected transgender students from discrimination. These agreements were originally made under previous administrations and related to Title IX, a law about sex discrimination.
Key Facts
- The Education Department is ending agreements with five school districts.
- These districts are located in Delaware, Washington, Pennsylvania, and California.
- The changes also affect Taft College in California.
- The agreements were established under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
- The agreements protected transgender and gay students from discrimination using Title IX.
- Title IX is a federal law that deals with discrimination based on sex.
- The Trump Administration says these agreements were "illegal and burdensome".
- Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey stated the government will no longer force schools to follow these agreements.
