Biden administration Title IX rule change
Description: A Biden administration rule change illegitimately attempts to rewrite Title IX, a federal law designed to create equal opportunities for female students in education and athletics.
Biden wreaks havoc on Title IX, threatens future of women's sports
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Rachel Rouleau regarding the Biden administration’s radical change related to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that illegitimately redefines “sex” in federal law, threatening women’s advancements in education and athletics and violating the rights of parents, students, and teachers:
“The Biden administration’s radical redefinition of sex turns back the clock on equal opportunity for women, threatens student safety and privacy, and undermines fairness in women’s sports. It is a slap in the face to women and girls who have fought long and hard for equal opportunities. The administration continues to ignore biological reality, science, and commonsense, and women are suffering as a result. The administration’s new regulation will have devastating consequences on the future of women’s sports, student privacy, and parental rights, which is why Alliance Defending Freedom plans to take action to defend female athletes, as well as school districts, teachers, and students who will be gravely harmed by this unlawful government overreach.”
When the Biden administration first proposed its Title IX rule change, ADF attorneys swiftly urged the president to reconsider and withdraw the proposal for the sake of female athletes who have long fought for an equal playing field. Yet, the administration unlawfully adopted the new definition anyway, which will take effect August 1, 2024.
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ABOUT Rachel Rouleau
Rachel Rouleau serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where she is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives. Rouleau joined the Conscience Team in 2020, where she focuses on protecting the conscience rights of individuals being unjustly forced to compromise their beliefs under threat of heavy fines and punishment. Prior to that, she was a First Year Lawyer Fellow in ADF’s new fellowship program. Rouleau earned her J.D. from William and Mary Law School in 2019. She obtained her B.A. in political science from the University of Florida in 2015. She is a member of the Massachusetts bar.