Friday saw two major updates in the guidelines of Title IX regulations.

As a reminder, only public institutions are required to comply with Title IX regulations; private collegiate institutions (such as the University of New Haven) are technically exempt from the following rulings. Therefore, it is up to the institution to set and communicate their adjacent guidelines with the school community.

In the world of collegiate athletics, more liberty is being shown for athletes under investigation with Title IX allegations. Under this due process provision, student athletes being investigated for sexual misconduct cannot be benched, suspended or in other ways punished within their team amidst any investigations, and can only face repercussions if they are found to have committed the acts for which they were accused.

The reasoning behind this adopted structure is said to surround the belief that “before a finding of responsibility”, removing a student athlete from their team is “an unfair burden”.

The University of New Haven’s Title IX office was contacted Friday about this regulation, and they did not respond by the point of publication.

Within the realm of LGBTQ+ safety, new Title IX provisions, there is explicit prohibition of harassment and discrimination on grounds of one’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

To put this simply, this would protect students’ needs for academic compliance with their pronoun and bathroom use which aligns most closely with their identity and safety. This applies to all levels of academia.

Under neither of these new provisions has the subject of transgender athletes been written into discussion, something of which was expected to be included in recent Title IX updates.

Any further updates can and will be provided at chargerbulletin.com with comments from university officials.