President Joe Biden is signing two executive orders on Monday, establishing a White House Gender Policy Council and evaluating existing Title IX guidelines for sexual assault investigations on college campuses.
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In a first step toward reversing a contentious Trump administration policy, President Joe Biden on Monday ordered his administration to review federal rules guiding colleges in their handling of campus sexual assaults.
In an executive order, Biden directed the Education Department to examine rules that the Trump administration issued around Title IX, the federal law that forbids sex discrimination in education. Biden directed the agency to “consider suspending, revising or rescinding” any policies that fail to protect students.
President Biden issued an executive order on Monday directing the Department of Education to review the Trump administration's rules governing how schools and colleges handle sexual assault and harassment.
President Joe Biden signed two executive orders on Monday, International Women's Day, which will establish the White House Gender Policy Council and address sexual violence in the education field.
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