A federal judge has granted Carroll Independent School District’s request for a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s Title IX rewrite.
In April, the Biden administration released a nearly 1,500-page rewrite of Title IX—which is the federal civil rights law designed to prohibit sex-based discrimination in education.
The new version would include “gender identity” as a protected class. It would also force schools to permit biological males to use female spaces. If a school refuses to comply, federal funding would be withheld.
In May, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of Carroll ISD against the administration, claiming that the rule will injure the school district and “impose immediate and long-lasting harm on Carroll ISD as well as its staff and students and their parents.”
Earlier this week, the lawsuit had its first hearing in Judge Reed O’Connor’s court with Carroll ISD’s attorneys arguing that the U.S. Department of Education would be improperly redefining biological sex to include gender identity if the rule takes effect.
The ruling effectively means Carroll ISD will not be forced to enact the changes that the Biden administration would have required.
Carroll ISD Board President Cam Bryan stated, “This is a major victory for our daughters and female students in Carroll ISD and may be extended to school districts across the country.”
“Your Board of Trustees and District administration are committed to upholding our community’s principles and values in all aspects of education, including providing a safe and secure learning environment for all CISD students,” he added.
Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare also posted about the victory, writing, “Federal District Court Judge Reed O’Connor has granted Carroll ISD’s request for Preliminary Injunction against the Biden Administration’s unlawful attempt to rewrite Title IX. The District will not have to abide by this illegal rewrite. The decision is a huge VICTORY for girls, young women, the rule of law, and women’s sports.”
Judge O’Connor has asked Carroll ISD’s attorneys and the U.S. Department of Education attorney to provide further briefing regarding whether he should extend the relief nationally.
