Message from Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – Department of Education:
We wanted to share two newly released Title IX resources with you, which we hope you can pass along to anybody you think will be interested. First, OCR issued the following resource: Questions and Answers on the Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment (July 2021) and a related Appendix. The Q&A clarifies how OCR interprets schools’ existing obligations under the 2020 amendments to the Department’s Title IX regulations, including the areas in which schools have discretion in their procedures for responding to reports of sexual harassment. The Appendix provides examples of Title IX procedures from a variety of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools that may be adapted and helpful to schools in implementing the 2020 amendments.
OCR also just posted the transcript from the Department’s recent virtual public hearing on Title IX, held from June 7 to June 11, 2021. The hearing provided OCR with the extraordinary opportunity to hear the views of more than 280 students, educators, and other members of the public on a variety of issues related to Title IX—along with many written comments from people throughout the country. We are grateful for the participation of all of the commenters.
Please take a moment to read our newest OCR blog post, which introduces both of these resources and highlights others.
These resources follow through on our commitments in OCR’s April 6, 2021, Letter to Students, Educators, and other Stakeholders, to carry out President Biden’s Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. As we noted in our letter, after holding our public hearing and issuing the Q&A, our anticipated next step will be publishing in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the Department’s Title IX regulations. This notice will provide individuals, organizations, schools, and other members of the public with an additional opportunity to share insights and views through a formal notice-and-comment period.
Si tiene alguna pregunta en español, por favor contacte con Bambi Griffin Rivera at brivera@clerycenter.org,
484-581-7511.
Questions and Answers on the Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment (July 2021)
Transcript of Virtual Hearing on Title IX
Letter to Students, Educators, and other Stakeholders
Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
