A judge blocked the Biden administration from implementing its revised Title IX policies in Texas that expanded protections for LGBTQ+ students.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton praised a federal court's decision Tuesday that blocked the Biden administration from implementing its recently revised Title IX policies to schools in his state.The U.S. Department of Education announced revisions to Title IX in April that expanded the federal law to prohibit discrimination over sexual orientation or gender identity, a move that better protects transgender students and other members of the LGBTQ+ community.
''Defendants failed to follow the proper procedures here,' O'Connor added. 'Rather than promote the equal opportunity, dignity, and respect that Title IX demands for both biological sexes, Defendants' Guidance Documents do the opposite in an effort to advance an agenda wholly divorced from the text, structure, and contemporary context of Title IX.
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