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Red States Defying Biden’s Title IX Rules Is a Risk — and It May Be Worth Taking

The Department of Education has never revoked federal funding from a school for Title IX noncompliance, and the Office of Civil Rights is plagued by delays and bureaucratic red tape.

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The governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, speaks at a news conference next to former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines before signing an executive order stating that Arkansas won't comply with new federal regulations intended to protect the rights of transgender students. AP/Andrew DeMillo
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY

Red state governors instructing their schools not to comply with Biden’s Title IX rules are taking a gamble: Schools in these states risk losing federal education funding for noncompliance.

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CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY

Ms. McCaughey is a native New Yorker who covers politics and policy. Her work has appeared in the New York Post, New York Daily News, Fox News, and other publications.

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