Education department rescinds Title IX resolution agreements

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on Monday rescinded portions of multiple resolution agreements, alleging that previous administrations expanded the interpretation of Title IX.

The OCR uses resolution agreements to require schools to take corrective action when they are found to be in violation of federal civil rights laws. According to the department, prior administrations expanded Title IX beyond its statutory basis by applying it to gender identity rather than biological sex.