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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( Title IX ) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. This prohibition includes the exclusion form participation, or denial of the benefits of, a federally funded education program or activity on the basis of sex. On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued a Final Rule under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that:
Defines the meaning of “sexual harassment” (including forms of sex-based violence)
Addresses how NYFA
Mandates a grievance process that NYFA
must follow to comply with the law in these specific covered cases before issuing a disciplinary sanction against a person accused of sexual harassment.