Title IX Advocacy for Men and Boys: Your Help Is Needed
By Mark Sutton
Dear Title IX Allies,
We are writing because we are concerned about the 2024 Title IX regulations which are scheduled to be published early this year. We are specifically troubled about the proposals that will strip due process rights and impede the ability to file official complaints to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of Title IX Violations committed by educational institutions receiving federal funds.
YOU have the opportunity to share input with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), which is part of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the proposed Title IX Regulations.
You can schedule a phone call with OIRA and share your opinions directly with them.
The comment period opened on Feb. 5, 2024. You have up to 90 days to complete your call, and the period may be extended, however, it is recommended to schedule your call as soon as possible. The meeting request form on the government website is called EO 12866 Meeting Request.
We need as many people as possible to call in and oppose the proposed Title IX regulations!
Meetings can be conducted by phone.
You should be able to use a pseudonym.
SCHEDULE your meeting here: EO 12866 Meeting Request
The more meetings and discussions about the damage of inequitable policies, the more impact!
The more meetings, the longer it will take OMB/OIRA to assess comments and delay OCR from publishing the final rule. This delay could increase the chance of the next Congress in 2025 rescinding the final rules.
What COMMENTS and CONCERNS SHOULD YOU discuss?
Whichever topics are most important to you. Consider the following:
- Loss of due process for students and faculty
- Do not roll back expansion of control including off campus; schools should not be forced to police activity outside of campus
- For OCR Reviews, reverse the removal of appeals of OCR decisions
- Do not support creating a standing requirement to file OCR complaints
- Free speech issues
Be prepared; the meetings will likely consist of you reading your statement, followed by a few questions. Plan on speaking for about 20-30 minutes.
Here are a few links with helpful information from our friends at TitleIXForAll.com:
- New arguments and data
- This guide from the Ethics and Public Policy Center
- This recent post explaining how the due process provisions of the 2020 Title IX regulations were successful
- TitleIXForAll comment to the Department of Education
Arguments from attorneys and other advocates well-versed in these matters
PLEASE HELP ensure OMB/OIRA makes INFORMED DECISIONS ON TITLE IX policies:
Schedule a meeting now EO 12866 Meeting Request
If you don’t schedule a meeting, you will ALLOW OTHERS TO CONTROL THE NARRATIVE; those assessing and rewriting the Rules must credit both the complainant and respondent’s experiences.
Your help is sorely needed. THANK YOU!