Moms for Liberty is trying to block gender discrimination regulations at dozens of PA. schools

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The right-wing organization Moms for Liberty is attempting to prevent the implementation of new regulations barring discrimination based on gender identity in more than 100 Pennsylvania schools, via a federal lawsuit.

The organization, which bills itself as a “parental rights” group, along with attorneys general in Kansas, Alaska, Utah, and Wyoming, filed a federal lawsuit in May attempting to block the new regulations from being enforced at schools across the country. A judge recently ruled in their favor, ordering that the federal government couldn’t enforce the new protections for LGBTQ students in the four states, and at schools attended by children of Moms for Liberty. The judge allowed the group to submit a long list of schools (which can be updated) across the country where their members have children attending. Dozens of Pennsylvania schools were included on that list.

The new regulations took effect Aug. 1 and expanded the protections offered by Title IX, a 1972 civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in schools that receive federal funding. The new regulations specify that sex-based discrimination includes any discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

The new regulations also expand protections for pregnant and breastfeeding students and requires schools to investigate verbal or informal complaints of discrimination. Previously, a complaint had to be written to warrant an investigation.



https://keystonenewsroom.com/2024/08/08/moms-for-liberty-is-trying-to-block-gender-discrimination-regulations-at-dozens-of-pa-schools/