LOUISIANA STATE SUPERINTENDENT OPPOSES NEW FEDERAL TITLE IX RULES

"The Title IX rule changes recklessly endanger students and seek to dismantle equal opportunities for females."

(BATON ROUGE, LA) - Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley advised school systems to not alter their policies or procedures this week after the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released new Title IX rules expanding the interpretation of discrimination on the basis of sex to include gender identity.

"These new rules have been in development for nearly two years, and I have previously submitted comments in staunch opposition as it alters the long-standing definition that has created fairness and equal access to opportunity for women and men," Dr. Brumley wrote in a letter sent to Louisiana school system leaders on Monday, April 22. "At this time, my opposition to these new Title IX rules remains unchanged. The Title IX rule changes recklessly endanger students and seek to dismantle equal opportunities for females."

Louisiana's stance has drawn national attention, as it was one of the first states to oppose the new federal rules.