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Challenging Title IX Changes: Kate Anderson on Protecting Parental Rights and Women's Sports
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In this episode, Suzanne Gallagher, interviews Kate Anderson, Senior Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and Director of the Center for Parental Rights. They discuss President Biden's recent rewrite of Title IX, which redefines sex discrimination in schools, potentially impacting federal funding for educational programs. Kate Anderson explains that this redefinition undermines equal protections for women, originally intended by Title IX, and poses significant legal concerns.
Anderson mentions ADF's involvement in multiple lawsuits across various states to challenge these regulations. She highlights the participation in a case in Louisiana and involvement in coalitions in Missouri and Kansas to protect women's sports and parental rights. Anderson also discusses the actions of conservative states like Arkansas, where Governor Sarah Sanders issued an executive order to uphold state law against federal regulations.
The conversation shifts to the federal government's enforcement of these regulations, where schools risk losing federal funding if they do not comply, potentially leading to overreactions by schools that infringe on free speech and parental rights.
In Oregon, public schools have been required to teach about sexuality and gender identity, which Gallagher notes has been contentious. Anderson asserts that the Constitution protects parents' rights to direct their children's education and highlights the need for legislative solutions and parental opt-out rights.
Finally, Gallagher and Anderson discuss the need for model policies and bills to combat unconstitutional laws, emphasizing the importance of legislative efforts and providing resources to school boards to counter misinformation. Anderson assures that ADF will continue to support parental rights and educational transparency through legislative and legal actions.
Link to ADF Legal Link Resources: https://adflegal.org/issues/parental-rights#resources
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