Overview
- The Education Department, which announced the change Monday, ended monitoring and enforcement of six Office for Civil Rights agreements with Cape Henlopen, Delaware Valley, Fife, La Mesa–Spring Valley, Sacramento City Unified, and Taft College.
- Officials said prior administrations misread Title IX by treating gender identity as covered and declared the districts not in violation under the 2020 rule that defines sex as male or female.
- Delaware Valley in Pennsylvania rolled back protections after a February notice from the department, while Sacramento City Unified said it plans to keep support for LGBTQ+ students despite the federal shift.
- Advocacy groups condemned the rollback as harmful to transgender students, and a former OCR lawyer described canceling past civil-rights settlements as a rare departure from standard practice.
- The action extends a broader campaign since 2025 that includes lawsuits over transgender athletes and new investigations, and it is likely to trigger local policy fights and fresh court challenges.