MMSD board gives first reading to revert Title IX policy to 2020 regulations, adds explicit protected categories

The Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education on a first reading discussed proposed revisions to its Title IX policy to revert to the 2020 federal regulations and to explicitly list protected categories in the district’s policy.

The board opened discussion after Yvetta Sloan, the district’s Title IX coordinator, summarized that federal guidance issued in 2024 had been vacated and the U.S. Department of Education had directed institutions to revert to the 2020 regulations. Sloan said the district’s 2020 policy already covered most protections, and staff are proposing to reinstate the 2020 wording while adding explicit protected categories for clarity.

Board members pressed staff for legal context and asked for time to review the proposed language before a second read.

Sloan, the Title IX coordinator, told the board she had recently updated the district draft to make explicit the protected categories and said the operational effect on the district would be limited. “As you can imagine with the new administration coming in, as of January 9, those 20 24 changes were vacated, and…