Office of Civil Rights Proposes New Rule on Transgender Student Participation in Athletics

By Tyrone P. Thomas, Paul G. Lannon, Jeffrey J. Nolan, and Michael V. Fiorillo, of Holland & Knight Highlights The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published on April 6, 2023, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) about sex-related criteria used to limit or deny a student's ability to participate in athletics. In sum, the NPRM would amend OCR's Title IX regulations to allow sex-related criteria when the criteria achieve an important educational objectiv