Title IX gutted?

[GeauxSioux]

Education Department Rescinds 2005 Title IX Change

But what happened Tuesday was not a major policy announcement; it was, according to Title IX proponents, an example of addition through subtraction.

What the Department of Education did was withdraw a "clarification" it implemented in 2005 that was promoted as a way to streamline the process by which schools and universities could prove they were complying with Title IX's guarantee of equal sports opportunities for women.

Under the policy, schools could try to show compliance by merely distributing an online survey to female students to gauge interest and ability in sports. Previously, schools had to prove compliance through a number of factors, including requests by students to add sports; participation rates in intramural sports; and interviews with coaches, students and administrators.

[The Sicatoka]

I heard one pundit call this a stiffening, not a weakening or gutting, of Title IX.

Under the policy, schools could try to show compliance by merely distributing an online survey to female students to gauge interest and ability in sports. Previously, schools had to prove compliance through a number of factors, including requests by students to add sports; participation rates in intramural sports; and interviews with coaches, students and administrators.

Now, instead of some weak email survey about "interest", schools have to meet one of the defined criterias, commonly called the "three-prong" test.

[Hammersmith]

I heard one pundit call this a stiffening, not a weakening or gutting, of Title IX.

Now, instead of some weak email survey about "interest", schools have to meet one of the defined criterias, commonly called the "three-prong" test.

The original post in this thread was from 2005 when the gutting happened. GeauxSioux just necromanced the old thread to give it closure.

[The Sicatoka]

The original post in this thread was from 2005 when the gutting happened. GeauxSioux just necromanced the old thread to give it closure.

Oh crap. I read Jim's post as "2009". ... time to visit optometrist.

[jimdahl]

I think the real marvel in this thread is GeauxSioux's ironclad memory. Between him and SiouxMD keeping track, I need to start watching myself...

[GeauxSioux]

I think the real marvel in this thread is GeauxSioux's ironclad memory. Between him and SiouxMD keeping track, I need to start watching myself...

You are only fueling my wife's argument that I spend waaaay to much time at this site.