Lawsuit against faith-based schools continues gaining steam
A class action lawsuit accusing the US Department of Education of wrongly allowing discrimination against LGBTQ students at faith-based schools has grown in number of participants and in general support over the past 15 months.
The Religious Exemption Accountability Project filed its lawsuit March 29, 2021, challenging Title IX exemptions granted to religious schools that received tax dollars through grants and scholarships.
Title IX currently applies to all schools that receive federal funding, including private religious institutions: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
