Florida Education Board Rejects Biden's Title IX Amendments

State officials mandate schools to ignore federal guidelines, replace 'gender' with 'sex' in athletic bylaws.

The Florida State Board of Education approved changes to the High School Athletic Association's bylaws, replacing 'gender' with 'sex.'
Florida's Commissioner of Education, Manny Diaz Jr., instructed schools to disregard the Biden Administration's Title IX amendments.
The Biden Administration's proposed changes to Title IX aim to include sexual orientation and gender identity under sex discrimination protections.
Critics argue that Florida's stance could jeopardize federal funding for schools and exacerbate culture wars.
A federal lawsuit involving Florida and other states challenges the Biden Administration's authority to extend Title IX protections.