House Dems Question Baylor’s Title IX Exemption

A group of House Democrats is calling on the Biden administration to clarify the scope of Baylor University’s religious exemptions under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Religious colleges and universities can seek an exemption from Title IX rules, which bar gender-based discrimination in federally funded education, if the requirements aren’t consistent with the religious tenets of the organization that controls the institution. Baylor asserted its exemption in May after the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights began investigating complaints that the university tolerated sexual harassment based on sexual orientation or gender identity.