教育部在周四宣布了一项改变的提议标题九禁止对…的绝对禁止变性学生运动员。
教育部写道，如果作为一项规则被采纳，这一变化将使学校或大学禁止跨性别学生运动员参加与其性别身份相符的运动队成为非法行为。
虽然这一变化将使“一刀切”的禁令违反第九章，但它仍将赋予学校自由裁量权，为运动队制定资格规则，最终可能限制跨性别运动员的参赛能力。
一名高级部门管理官员表示，如果一所学校评估认为，出于公平竞争、安全或其他教育利益的目的，有必要限制跨性别运动员，它“可以确定它使用什么基础来这样做以及为什么。”
这位官员说:“拟议中的法规将赋予学校确定自己重要教育目标的灵活性。”。"例如，它们可能包括公平和竞争，或者防止与运动相关的伤害."
当周四被问及政府将如何在已经通过禁止变性女孩的州实施该规定时，该官员表示，政府将“渴望”在全国范围内实施该规定，但没有提供细节。
“联邦民权法是国家的法律，我们渴望确保它在全国每个学校社区都得到充分满足，”这位官员说。
教育部长Miguel Cardona称赞这一提议有利于学生的健康。
“每个学生都应该有在美国上学的完整经历，包括参加体育运动，不受歧视。对于所有年龄段的学生来说，参加运动队都是学校经历的重要组成部分，”美国教育部长米格尔·卡多纳说。“除了对身心健康的所有好处之外，在一个团队中打球还教会学生如何努力工作，与他人相处，相信自己，并建立持续一生的健康习惯。”
美国教师联合会也庆祝了这一宣布，称这一变化将保护跨性别学生免受出于政治动机的全面禁令。
2023年3月30日，达拉斯美国航空中心，一个带有Title IX 50th周年标志的Wilson EVO NXT篮球穿过篮筐和篮网。
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但是该提议遭到了国会山共和党人的批评。议长凯文·麦卡锡说建议的改变是“反女性的”，并补充道，“保护女性运动是至关重要的。”
共和党众议员吉姆·班克斯。众议院教育和劳动力委员会的成员，也批评了这项提议的改变。
“作为三个都参加体育运动的女孩的父亲，我对拜登政府想强迫她们与生理上的男性竞争感到愤怒，”告诉美国广播公司新闻。
“这在科学和道德上都是错误的，是对全国女孩和妇女的侮辱，”他说。
该声明紧随最高法院的一项判决之后，该判决有利于一名12岁的变性女孩和她的父母，他们质疑西弗吉尼亚州的一项法律，该法律将实施这样的禁令。
二十个州已经通过了法律根据关注性别平等的非营利智库“运动进步项目”的说法，禁止跨性别学生参加与其性别身份相符的运动。
Bans on trans student athletes would be barred under proposed Title IX changes
The Department of Education on Thursday announced a proposed change toTitle IXto prohibit categorical bans ontransgender student athletes.
If adopted as a rule, the change would make it illegal for schools or universities to bar transgender student athletes from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identities "just because of who they are," the department wrote.
While the change would make "one-size-fits-all" prohibitions a violation of Title IX, it would still give schools discretion to develop eligibility rules for sports teams that could ultimately restrict a transgender athlete's ability to participate.
A senior department administration official said if a school assessed there was a need to limit transgender athletes for the purpose of fairness in competition, safety or other educational interests, it "could identify what basis it was using to do that and why."
"The proposed regulation would give schools flexibility to identify their own important educational objectives," the official said. "They might include, for example, fairness and competition, or preventing sports related injuries."
When asked Thursday how the administration will implement the rule in states that have already passed bans on transgender girls, the official said the government will be "eager" to enforce it throughout the country without providing details.
"The federal civil rights law is the law of the land and we would be eager to ensure its full satisfaction in every school community around the country," the official said.
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona applauded the proposal as a move that will benefit students' health.
"Every student should be able to have the full experience of attending school in America, including participating in athletics, free from discrimination. Being on a sports team is an important part of the school experience for students of all ages," said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. "Beyond all the benefits to physical and mental health, playing on a team teaches students how to work hard, get along with others, believe in themselves, and build healthy habits that last a lifetime."
The American Federation of Teachers also celebrated the announcement, saying the change would protect transgender students from politically motivated blanket bans.
But the proposal was met with criticism from Republicans on Capitol Hill. Speaker Kevin McCarthysaidthat the suggested change is "anti-women," adding, "Protecting women's sports is essential."
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., who sits on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, also criticized the proposed change.
"As a father of three girls who all play sports, I'm outraged that the Biden administration wants to force them to compete against biological males," told ABC News.
"This is scientifically and morally wrong and a slap in the face to girls and women across the country," he said.
The announcement comes on the heels of a Supreme Court decision in favor of a 12-year-old transgender girl and her parents who challenged a West Virginia law that would impose such a ban.
Twenty states have passed lawsbanning transgender students from participating in sports consistent with their gender identities, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a gender equality-focused nonprofit think tank.
