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North Lake board delays November policy adoptions after federal Title IX ruling
Summary
Board members discussed OSBA’s November policy update and a federal court decision invalidating 2024 Title IX rules; the board voted to table many November policy adoptions and to revisit selected local edits (e.g., removing 'perceived' language from AC) at the March meeting.
Board members spent a substantial portion of the meeting reviewing OSBA’s November policy update and the implications of a federal-court decision for Title IX regulations.
S4 summarized guidance received from OSBA: a U.S. district court in Kentucky recently invalidated the 2024 Title IX regulatory updates, which means the 2020 rules are likely back in effect and districts should not adopt certain new policy language released in November. "...a federal district court in Kentucky issued a decision invalidating the 2024 updates to the Title IX regulations," S4 said, describing OSBA’s recommendation that districts "leave those alone" until legal clarity is restored.
Board members discussed specific local edits they had previously considered — including removing the word "perceived" from AC’s protected-class language and removing "childcare" from JFE (pregnant and parenting students) to avoid creating an unintended contractual obligation. Some members urged caution: removing words might create different legal readings; others argued for restoring or amending the district’s older policy language to preserve local discretion. One board member suggested changing the verb from "facilitate" to "accommodate" to reduce potential obligations.
Given the legal uncertainty, the board voted to table the November policy adoptions and move them to the March agenda while staff consult the district attorney and OSBA guidance. Motion to table the November policy update passed by voice vote.
What happened next: staff will follow up with legal counsel and bring revised policy language or recommended actions back to the March meeting. The board signaled it may readopt older policy language with targeted edits (for example, removing specific words) if counsel approves.
