Expedited Processing Request For DFI’s Title IX-Related FOIA’s
| Agency | Department of Education |
|---|---|
| Type | Expedited Processing Request |
| Issue | Title IX |
| Tracking | DFI FOIA Nos. 100-07-22, 100-08-22, 100-11-22, 100-12-22, 100-13-22 |
| Date | Jun 23, 2022 |
On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education announced a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NPRM") to its Title IX regulations. Announcing the NPRM on the 50th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX, which prohibited sex-based discrimination in order to protect the rights of girls and women, ED's proposed changes would diminish the due process and privacy protections for accused students and faculty at American colleges and universities and would conflate Title IX's clear sex-based protections with elusive gender identity concepts. The proposal may lay the foundation for undermining the sex-based distinctions that have allowed biological girls and women to compete against other biological girls and women in scholastic athletic competitions. In March 2022, DFI submitted five Title IX-related FOIA requests for records related to the formulation of ED's then-pending NPRM. ED has not provided a single record, despite its statutory obligations. Today, DFI requested expedited processing of those FOIA requests for records by ED.
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