Betsy Devos responds to Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who called the former education secretary's Title IX rule 'cruel' and lauded Biden's proposed changes.
The former education secretary sounded off on proposals to expand the definition of "sex" to include "gender" and "gender identity."hit back at Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., after the Democrat called her former Title IX rule"cruel."
As education secretary, DeVos released a rule giving students accused of sexual harassment more opportunity to defend themselves, and required that the harassment must be proven to have been severe and pervasive. The reforms included a provision granting the accused the right to"submit, cross-examine and challenge evidence at a live hearing" and restrictions on the scope of cases colleges are required to investigate with the force of law.
In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pauses as she testifies during a hearing of a House Appropriations Sub-Committee on the fiscal year 2021 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington., the civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, which would roll back many of the former administration's provisions and seek to expand protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity.