Louisiana school district defends students, parents, teachers from Biden-Harris admin’s Title IX rule

WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys

WHAT: Oral arguments in State of Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Education

WHEN: 5 p.m. CST, Monday, Nov. 4

WHERE: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 600 Camp St., New Orleans, Room 209; or listen to the livestream.

NEW ORLEANS – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Louisiana school board serving more than 20,000 students will appear before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Monday in State of Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Education.

In the case, ADF attorneys are asking the court to halt the Biden-Harris administration’s unlawful attempt to redefine sex discrimination to include gender identity in Title IX, a federal law designed to create equal opportunities for women in education and athletics.

“The Biden-Harris administration’s radical redefinition of sex discrimination turns back the clock on equal opportunity for women, undermines fairness, and threatens student safety and privacy,” said ADF Senior Counsel Natalie Thompson, who will be arguing before the court. “The Rapides Parish School Board and schools and teachers across the country are right to stand against the administration’s adoption of extreme gender ideology, which would have devastating consequences for students, teachers, administrators, and families. We commend the many athletes, teachers, and women’s advocates who have joined us in urging the 5th Circuit to continue restraining the administration’s illegal efforts to rewrite Title IX.”

ADF attorneys explain that the Department of Education’s fundamental and unconstitutional rewriting of federal law would force schools to embrace a controversial gender ideology that harms children—including the very children it claims to help. Schools will be required to allow males who identify as female to enter girls’ private spaces like restrooms, locker rooms, and showers; to participate in girls’ physical education classes; and—despite logically inconsistent disclaimers saying otherwise—to play on girls’ sports teams.

In August, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the administration’s request to partially reinstate its illegal rewrite of Title IX. The Supreme Court agreed with the 5th Circuit’s decision to continue blocking the unlawful rule in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho.

Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.

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