Florida Board of Education replaces "gender" with "sex".
Florida challenges Title IX changes pushed by the Biden Administration.
The Florida Board of Education has decided to replace the term "gender" with "sex" within the Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) bylaws. This action is part of a wider disagreement between federal and state authorities. The updated bylaw now states that the association will not discriminate based on age, color, disability, sex, national origin, race, religion, creed, or educational choice. Each school is responsible for determining its own nondiscrimination policies.
From CBS Miami:
Governor Ron DeSantis has previously declared that Florida's schools will not adhere to the federal government's proposed changes to Title IX guidelines, which are scheduled to be implemented on August 1, 2024. The potential consequences of rejecting these guidelines could be the loss of millions of dollars that Florida's schools receive annually.
For instance, Florida lawmakers have banned transgender girls from playing on girls' sports teams and recently revoked a policy that allowed transgender individuals to obtain a driver's license corresponding with their gender identity.
I recommend that you review Title IX Toolkit from Citizens Defending Freedom. This information is updated as new events unfold. You can find it here: CDF Title IX Toolkit.
We ask you to reach out to your US Congress and Senate representative and ask them to sponsor, cosponsor, or support a Joint Resolution of Disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to stop gender identity politics at every school receiving Federal Funding in the United States.
The following is from The Title IX Toolkit from Citizens Defending Freedom.
On April 19, 2024, the Biden administration usurped the United States Congress by expanding the plain meaning of “on the basis of sex” discrimination to implicate sexual orientation and gender identity. A final version of this rule was published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2024.
The Biden Administration’s redefinition of Title IX absent congressional approval is a clear violation of the separation of powers enshrined in our Constitution.
“Unelected bureaucrats in Washington D.C. need a refresher course on Article I, sec. 1 of the United States Constitution in that ‘All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.’ This radical rule change is an attack on the constitutional authority of Congress, resulting in the American people being governed by unelected bureaucrats. A Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval” provides the American people with a voice and checks this usurpation of congressional authority,” said Jonathan Hullihan, CDF General Counsel.
The Biden Administration's proposed alterations to Title IX represent a dangerous departure from the legislative authority of Congress and the laws intended purpose of prohibiting biological sex-based discrimination in federally funded educational institutions. By unilaterally altering the definition of "sex" without a congressional amendment to the landmark 1972 Title IX law, the Administration threatens to compromise the safety and privacy of female students, parental rights, and forces gender identity politics into every public school in the United States.
Since 2022, CDF has tirelessly worked to challenge the Biden Administration's overreach of constitutional authority. Through public commentary and educational efforts, CDF has sought to raise awareness about the urgent need to defend the Constitution and original intent of Title IX. Earlier this year, CDF’s Legal Team met with Biden Administration officials to discuss the Title IX proposals as a major question reserved for Congress and not subject to the 2020 Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, a Title VII employment law case.
CDF urges citizens to act by contacting their elected members of Congress in the House and Senate to sponsor, cosponsor, and support a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval to halt the Biden Administration's unlawful changes to Title IX.
By visiting CDF's website, concerned individuals can find the contact information for their elected members of Congress to make their voices heard in defense of equal opportunity for women and girls and to restore the legislative authority of Congress.