In the wake of the news that the Biden administration released new Title IX rules on the 50thĀ anniversary of Title IX, Jill ThompsonāDirecting Attorney of the Audrey Irmas Project for Women & Girlsā Rightsā released the following statement:
āFor the past two years, the Trump administrationās Title IX rules allowed college campuses to turn their backs on survivors of sexual violence. As a result of the Trump rule, weāve seen schools decline to address vicious sexual harassment on campus, and subject our clients to years-long delays in their Title IX processes with impunity. The Biden rule is an important step in holding schools accountable for campus sexual violence, and ensuring due process for all partiesā including survivors.
Fifty years after the passage of Title IX, the promise of the law has not yet been fulfilled. We hope that the Biden rule will move us closer to a legal system that allows all studentsāincluding women, pregnant and parenting, and LGBTQ+ studentsāto access an equal education.ā
Public Counselās Women and Girlsā Rights project provides free legal advice and representation in Title IX matters to student survivors of sexual harassment/assault, and to student parents experiencing discrimination as a result of pregnancy and caregiving responsibilities.