NC Values has received a number of calls and inquiries from around the state asking if the recent decision by the Supreme Court on Biden’s Title IX re-write affects North Carolina.
As many of you know, Title IX was enacted in 1972 to prohibit sex discrimination in educational institutions K-higher education. Its intent was to guarantee to female students equal educational and athletic opportunities afforded to boys and young men.
The new Title IX regulations redefine “sex” to include, among other things, “gender identity” within the definition of “sex.” The eight lawsuits, which include 26 states, one school district, two students and five private organizations, filed against the Biden Administration challenge this new definition. In every lawsuit, the lower courts have temporarily stopped enforcement of the Title IX regulations. On Friday, August 16, 2024, the Supreme Court considered whether two of those court decisions, one out of Kentucky which includes Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, and the other out of Louisiana which includes Mississippi, Montana and Utah, should be overruled. The Court decided to allow those two lower court decisions temporarily halting Title IX regulations to remain in effect.
The Supreme Court decision does not affect North Carolina, thanks to Attorney General Josh Stein. It was Attorney General Josh Stein who refused to join North Carolina as a party to these two lawsuits challenging the Title IX regulations, and therefore, North Carolina, as a state is not affected by the Supreme Court decision.
The new Title IX revisions including “gender identity” within the definition of “sex” would jeopardize the safety and well-being of girls and women. The regulations specifically say that treating a transgender student differently in any way is considered “more than de minimis harm.” Consequently, any separation of children based on biology in bathrooms, locker rooms, shower rooms, sleeping arrangements on overnight field trips, and college dorm rooms could expose a school to a harassment complaint and withdrawal of federal funds. Under this threat by the Biden Administration, school boards will be forced to adopt policies giving girls no other options but to share their private spaces with boys who claim to be girls.
The failure of Attorney General Josh Stein to protect our girls from this type of privacy invasion has put them at risk, and it exposes his radical views that puts gender ideology above safety and privacy for girls. And now, he wants to be elected Governor, where he can inflict even more harm.
By way of contrast, Dan Bishop, who is running to be North Carolina’s next Attorney General, has decried the new Biden Title IX revision and has promised to do everything within his power to protect girls from such craziness.
Parents Must Protect Their Children.
The Kansas case provides a way to stop Title IX regulations in North Carolina schools. Another case filed in the Kansas federal courts included three private organizations as plaintiffs—Moms for Liberty, Female Athletes United and Young America’s Foundation. The judge ruled that any schools attended by members of these organizations are included in the injunction.
If you have kids in North Carolina schools, and would like them to be temporarily protected from President Biden’s Title IX changes, would you consider joining Moms for Liberty, or having your child join Female Athletes United or Young America’s Foundation for free? So far, over 350 schools in North Carolina are now under the injunction because parents are members.
The lists of membership are updated every two weeks in the court filings, and school board attorneys should check the list every two weeks to determine which schools in their district are covered.
Join these organizations to protect your North Carolina school children from Title IX’s gender ideology agenda. The ability to cover your school is ongoing, and it is the only solution for parents in our state, given the malfeasance of our Attorney General Josh Stein.
In gratitude,
Mary & Team
NC Values
PS: To see the list of current schools excluded from the Title IX revisions, click here.
