The Importance Of Title IX

While Title IX is often thought of “the women’s sports bill”, the history and progression of Title IX suggests a far more complex history. In fact, as Amanda Ross Edwards suggests, Title IX’s shift was reaction to public conflict about the bill that was spurred after the bill’s creation. The conflicts surrounding the development of Title IX suggests that debates about who should be included in educational spaces and who should be excluded from those spaces did not cease upon the Brown vs. Board of Education or after the development of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As we examine the controversy and discourse of Title IX—especially regarding women in sports—it becomes clear that the American public was still very much interested in creating

Sports have been a large part of society throughout history. They have brought out happiness, joy, hard work, determination, and teamwork in the individuals that have participated in them. However, there have been negatives involved with sports throughout history also, including gender roles, which are defined as the public image of being a particular gender that a person presents to others. These roles have been created by society and passed down from generation to generation, informing one another of false beliefs that say that one gender, usually males, are better than females. In sports, these often say that women have significantly lower performance levels, show less drive and that women see competition as unnecessary. In reviewing the initial beliefs and problems before Title IX, the role of Title IX, the problems still existing today, and the modern movement, it is seen that progress has been made, but also that there is also more to do.

Most don’t explicitly look into the complexity of a transgender person’s life and all the questions or problems one might face: Do I use the men’s or the women’s bathroom? Is it appropriate to use this locker room? Those are only two of the many questions a transgender person might run into on a daily basis because of how others would see the situation, how the people who may have a sneaking suspicion that the woman they saw go into the ladies’ bathroom isn’t actually female by their definition, or how it could also seem strange to see that same person go into the mens’ bathroom. These all lead to dysphoria in any person’s situation in public places due to the fact that many choose to taunt or mock the person; however, with the help of Title IX these questions could start to vanish from the thoughts of many transgender students which Blad exemplifies with a quote in her article:

In 1972 Congress passed the Educational Amendments. One section of this law, Title IX prohibits discrimination against girls and women in federally funded education, including in athletic programs. Since its arrival, in regards to athletics, there have been arguments for and against the many aspects pertaining to this law. Title IX has had a large impact on high school and college athletics in the attempt to give females an equal opportunity, but the means by which they are achieving this goal is an ongoing debate.

This past June marked the 40th anniversary of Title IX, a United States law stating that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Although the wide spectrum in which Title IX covers includes many educational issues, its application to NCAA athletics has especially been confounded, because, unlike most educational institutions, athletic programs are gender-segregated by sport. In terms of intercollegiate athletics, Title IX essentially states that that all academic institutes of higher education are

Emily LeVan, the child's mother had filed a Title IX complaint against the school board. The district had until the end of this month to allow the transgender student to use female bathroom. The school says that the federal funding should not be held back for not letting locker rooms and restrooms to be used by the students of the opposite sex.

In past generations, it has been clear to society that males and females use segregated bathrooms. It is also known that the rate of transgender people has been growing over the past years. Transgender people constantly face troubles when using a bathroom in public. Nevertheless, as society has become more aware of the transgender population and the issues that they face, many schools have had to decide how they will respond about the issue of school bathrooms when students identify themselves as transgender. A school should be able to provide separate facilities based on sex, but must allow transgender students access to the facility which matches their gender identity.

"Transgender kids should not have to sue their own school boards just for the ability to use the same restrooms as everyone else," Grimm had said in a statement after Fourth Circuit announced its decision.

Ever wondered what it's like to not feel safe while using the bathroom? Many transgender students get harassed and discriminated for going to the bathroom with the gender they identify with because of their different anatomy, also many people are transphobic and don’t support them so they treat transgender people unequally and act more superior than them. Transgender students should be able to go to the bathroom with the gender they identify by because it violates the 14th amendment, singles out other transgender students, and it also makes them feel no longer safe and protected because they have to use the bathroom of the opposite gender or go to the nurse's office.

President administration passed a new law allowing transgender student to choose restroom that is in accordance with their mental sexual identification in school, which has aroused a heated discussion among the public.

Currently there are state laws being passed that prohibit transgender men and women as well as gender non-conforming individuals from using the restroom of the sex in which they identify with; these laws are discriminatory and unconstitutional, and therefore policy needs to be enacted to protect these individuals from discrimination and having their rights violated.

The federal lawsuit filed by Grimm is now over, and the court's ruled in his favor. The U.S. Justice Department said that, “transgender students must be allowed to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity...failure to do so amounts to sex discrimination under Title IX of the U.S. Education Amendments of 1972.”

Several months after the Department of Education and the Department of Justice issued a directive saying that public schools must allow students to use the bathroom according to their gender identity, another federal agency has followed suit, extending that directive to federal buildings.

Many transgender students often do not get to use the bathroom they want as many schools do not give them the permission to use them. Sometimes a school may allow a transgender student to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender but often, some parents will be uneasy or get angry and take it up to the board of education to protest the situation. As a result in most cases the transgender student may no longer use their desire bathroom but are now forced to use the bathroom corresponding with their gender at birth. In some

Gender segregated restrooms can be intimidating for transgender people because they do not want to be seen as someone they are not. Especially in schools when children typically begin to accept their new gender, making them feel safe will help them maintain their academics, so they are not constantly worrying about which restroom to use. By redesigning stalls to make sure they are private enough, anyone is free to use it. Many college students feel anxious and resort to using a restroom further away because they are safer and more private, or avoid using campus restrooms altogether (Beemyn, Curtis, Davis, & Tubbs, 2005). Many students are questioning their sexuality and gender identity earlier in life and coming out at young ages so going to an existing restroom might be difficult for them. Therefore, a school should be able to be supportive of their concerns and create a safe space for them to prevent bullying and other negative