Education Department Proposes New Title IX Regulations for Transgender Student-Athletes

By Susan D. Friedfel, Monica H. Khetarpal, Carol R. Ashley, and Mallory H. Gantt, of Jackson Lewis The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has proposed a standard that would clarify participation and equal opportunity of transgender students in school athletics. The proposed regulation published in the  “U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Change to its Title IX Regulations on Students’ Eligibility for Athletic Teams” fact sheet seeks to build upon e