Groups Will Host Nationwide Webinar to Help School Districts Understand and Respond to New Title IX Regulations

The News: As K-12 education leaders across the country face an increasingly complex Title IX regulatory regime, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI), and the Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) released today a crucial resource guide. Titled “Protecting Title IX: A Resource Guide for School Boards,” this guide aims to empower school boards with the legal insights needed to understand and respond to the complex Title IX requirements of the federal government. A national webinar will take place on November 20, 2024, at 1 p.m. ET.

The Quotes: WILL Education Counsel Cory Brewer stated, “School board members need complete and accurate information—not intimidation. Our Title IX Resource Guide provides an in-depth analysis with essential legal citations to help both new and experienced board members make informed decisions as they adopt policies for their local communities. It also explains how the recent changes to Title IX conflict with its original purpose of protecting women and girls from discrimination. We believe this will serve as an invaluable resource nationwide.”

DFI Senior Counsel Paul Zimmerman said, “While the fight continues in the courts to overturn the Biden administration’s unlawful regulatory affront to Title IX, this resource offers the information school district officials and administrators need to know about what this radical Title IX rewrite means for their schools. DFI and our allies, like the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and the Southeastern Legal Foundation, will continue fighting for every school’s ability to protect the privacy and safety of its students, as well as respect constitutional rights to free speech and due process, by combating this harmful rule.”

SLF Executive Director Kim Hermann said, “We are proud to lend our voice beside two amazing organizations, Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI) and Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), to bring this Title IX resource to school board members. As SLF continues to fight alongside its clients, Moms for Liberty and Young America’s Foundation, to stop Biden’s Title IX immediately in courts, we have come together through webinars and resources like this so people around the country have the resources they need to fight back against these new regulations. We can only truly save Title IX if all people know their rights and are well-informed about the Title IX re-write, and we are glad to be able to play a part of this effort both in and out of the courtroom.”

Key Information: The Title IX regulations promulgated by the Biden administration have fundamentally altered its guarantee of equal opportunities for women and girls in education. School districts are in turn pushed to navigate numerous compliance challenges.

The Protecting Title IX guide provided by DFI, WILL, and SLF of the new Title IX regulations offers clear analysis about the complexities posed by these regulatory changes, including ongoing legal challenges.

The guide covers critical aspects of the new rule, such as:

• The expanded definition of “sex” to include “gender identity”
• The lowered standard for harassment which poses free speech concerns
• Implications for parental rights and family engagement
• Due process changes which could harm students and school employees

Webinar Details: The webinar will provide school board members, school district officials, education policymakers, and stakeholders with practical insights into Title IX’s new regulatory landscape. Attendees will gain access to analysis from attorneys at DFI, WILL, and SLF.

Date: November 20, 2024
Time: 1 p.m. ET / Noon CST
Registration: REGISTER HERE.

For access to the Protecting Title IX resource guide, click here. To register for the free webinar, please register here.

About the Organizations:

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the public interest in the rule of law, individual liberty, constitutional government, and a robust civil society.

Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) is a nonpartisan, tax-exempt nonprofit with a mission to advance education freedom for every family and student, and to defend our civil and constitutional rights at school and work.

Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) is a national, nonprofit legal organization dedicated to defending liberty and Rebuilding the American Republic®. Since 1976, SLF has been on the front lines advocating for limited government, individual liberty, and the free enterprise system in the courts of law and public opinion. SLF sues the government when it overreaches and violates your constitutional rights.