Weaver says schools should ignore new federal rules to protect LGBTQ students


by Charleston City Paper

Charleston City Paper— MORNING NEWSBREAK  |  S.C. Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver is recommending that state school districts disregard new federal rules that would expanded the definition of sex discrimination under Title IX to protect gay, lesbian and transgender (LGBTQ) students.  Weaver wrote in a memo that frames herself as a defender of S.C. schools from “divisive distractions […]

Charleston City Paper—Week in review: Ignore new federal rules to protect LGBTQ students, Weaver says. S.C. Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver is recommending that state school districts disregard new federal rules that would expand the definition of sex discrimination under Title IX to protect gay, lesbian and transgender (LGBTQ) students.  Casting herself as a defender of S.C. schools from “divisive distractions from Washinngton,” Weaver wrote in a memo that she expects the […]

KSBW—More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students. The lawsuits are the first to challenge the administration's new Title IX rules, which expand protections to LGBTQ+ students and add new safeguards for victims of sexual assault.

WCVB—More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students. The lawsuits are the first to challenge the administration's new Title IX rules, which expand protections to LGBTQ+ students and add new safeguards for victims of sexual assault.