Education
In 2017, the Department of Education withdrew Obama-era guidance stating that under Title IX, schools must treat students consistent with their gender identity rather than their birth sex. There is currently no clear federal standard and, as a result, the legal requirements vary by a school’s location. In this episode of Prevention and Protection, attorney Josh Whitlock and Hillary Pettegrew, UE senior risk management counsel, discuss the current state of the law and steps that schools can take in the midst of this uncertainty.