Department of Education: Title IX prohibits gender-based harassment

[Shana A]

Department of Education: Title IX prohibits gender-based harassment

http://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/department-of-education-title-ix-prohibits-gender-based-harassment/

The Obama Administration sent a letter today to approximately 15,000 school districts, as well as to colleges and universities that receive federal funding, providing additional guidance about their responsibilities for ending harassment and bullying whenever and wherever they occur. The letter also includes concrete examples to help schools better understand and implement the law.

Importantly, the letter clarifies that gender-based harassment, including that which targets transgender students, is forbidden under Title IX of the Education Code and this applies when LGBT students are targeted based on their gender expression: