What is Title IX? Click HERE to see the full text of the Title
IX Amendment. "Title IX" refers to Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations. Title IX
states: "No person in the U.S. shall, on the basis of sex, be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any educational program or
activity receiving federal aid." The Department of Education's
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is the primary federal agency
responsible for enforcing Title IX, and has developed
regulations that require education programs to take steps to
prevent and address sex discrimination. Why does Title IX exist?
Title IX exists to prohibit sex discrimination in any education
program or activity receiving federal funds. How does Title IX
protect me? It requires institutions that utilize federal funds
to have policies and procedures in place to protect individuals
from all forms of sex discriminination.