What is Title IX? Title IX provides that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…” (20 U.S.C. §1681). This means that Title IX, with all of its requirements related to athletics and regulations about sexual harassment, does not apply to schools that do not receive any form of federal financial assistance. Definition of “Federal Financial Assistance” Direct Federal Assistance When a university receives direct federal assistance through acceptance of Title […]
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