The conservative legal group Defending Education filed a Title IX complaint against Smith College, arguing that its admissions policy accepting trans students violates sex-specific program protections. The group's statement asserts that Smith's gender-identity-based policies undermine female students' privacy and safety, suggesting a conflict with Title IX requirements. The growing scrutiny of gender policies under the Trump administration raises significant questions for women's colleges as they navigate federal regulations while admitting trans women, impacting their approach to education and campus environments.
Defending Education alleges the Massachusetts liberal arts college's policy of admitting trans students is violating Title IX because the "accommodations for so-called gender identity encroach upon sex-specific programs and spaces."
Smith's gender-identity-based Equal Opportunity Policy; its admissions policy, which accepts natal men in lieu of similarly situated female applicants; and its all-gender restroom and locker room policies, which divest female students of their privacy, safety, and equal educational opportunity, all appear to violate Title IX.
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