On Sept. 5, five House Democrats pressured the U.S. Department of Education (DOEd) to clarify Baylor University’s exemption from Title IX requirements.
The DOEd granted Baylor, a private Baptist university in Waco, Texas, a Title IX exemption on July 25, which dismissed harassment complaints made by LGBTQ students. Title IX prevents educational institutions from discriminating on the basis of sex in programs or activities.
In a Sept. 5 letter sent to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA) Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), and Greg Casar (D-TX) deemed Baylor’s exemption “unacceptable.”
In the letter, the Democrats said the exemption was both “unprecedented” and a “blatant attempt to interfere and pressure the Department to stop an ongoing sex-based harassment investigation.” [RELATED: Baptist university establishes its first LGBTQ+ student group] “We are alarmed by Baylor University’s claim to an exemption from […]
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