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Education Dept. rescinds Biden-era Title IX rules
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In Short: The U.S. Department of Education on Monday rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulations, officially reinstating the 2020 framework that ties federal sex-discrimination protections strictly to biological sex.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon highlighted that the rescission rests on basic distinctions between male and female athletics, emphasizing the need to safeguard fairness, safety, and single-sex opportunities for female athletes.
Critics of the 2024 policy argued that defining sex discrimination to include gender identity undermined the core purpose of Title IX by allowing biological males to compete in women’s athletic categories.
Under the new framework, even if a biologically male student identifies as female, he remains restricted from using facilities designated for girls and women, including locker rooms and restrooms.
The Education Department’s action eliminates the previous Democrat administration’s expansion of Title IX, which had extended protections to cover “gender identity” and sexual orientation.
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- OAN Staff Brooke Mallory 3:39 PM – Monday, September 28, 2026 The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday that it has rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulations, officially reinstating the 2020 framework that ties federal sex-discrimination protections strictly to biological sex.
- Education Department officials emphasized that the action brings federal guidance back in line with the original 1972 statute, providing educational institutions across the country with definitive compliance standards regarding single-sex spaces and athletic participation.
- We’re officially restoring Title IX’s original promise under the Trump Administration’s 2020 rule—bringing back clear, commonsense protections.