Title IX and Sex Discrimination.

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Civil Rights; Civil Rights Legislation; Compliance (Legal); Elementary Secondary Education; Equal Education; Federal Legislation; Grievance Procedures; Higher Education; Nondiscriminatory Education; Sex Discrimination; Sex Fairness

Education Amendments 1972; Title IX Education Amendments 1972

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. This brochure outlines the responsibilities of education programs and activities covered by Title IX, the responsibilities of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in enforcing Title IX, and the procedures for filing a discrimination complaint with OCR. Contact information for regional Civil Rights Offices, where to request additional information or file a complaint, is provided. (LMI)

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