Hunter/edited release
05/09/24
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined 20 other states in suing President Joe Biden for abolishing longstanding Title IX protections for women.
According to a release from the AG’s office, a new mandate from the Biden administration removes protections for girls in preschool through college who will now be forced to share private facilities such as restrooms, locker rooms, and showers with males.
The rule also bans schools from asking about a student’s sex, meaning students are free to use whichever restroom or locker room they want without question. The new restrictions apply to every school in Iowa, from preschool through college
This rule follows a 2022 law that was championed by Governor Kim Reynolds and passed by the Iowa legislature to preserve girls’ sports for girls.
The States make the case that the Biden Administration’s new rule violates the Constitution and Administrative Procedure Act, which requires that federal agencies fully consider the costs and legality of a proposed rule.
In the release, Attorney General Bird said, “No schoolgirl should be forced to change next to or share shower spaces with boys. I am suing to stop Biden’s war on women and protect girls in schools.”