Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has sharply criticized the Biden administration’s proposed new regulations that would ban schools from enforcing prohibitions on biological males who identify as females from competing in girls’ sports.
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new Title IX rule that would make school policies illegal if they “categorically ban transgender students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identity,” according to the released fact sheet by the Department of Education.
The proposed rule is a direct challenge to laws in about 20 states, including Florida, that ban trans-identifying males from female sports.
The rule is expected to be challenged in court, with Manny Diaz Jr., Florida’s Commissioner of Education, issuing a blistering criticism and suggesting that legal action will come….