Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the conclusion of South Carolina’s legal challenge against a Biden-era Title IX regulation following a separate court decision that struck down the rule nationwide.
The contested federal rule would have mandated that schools permit students to utilize restroom facilities based on their gender identity rather than their biological sex. Additionally, the policy would have allowed disciplinary actions against students who voiced opposition to gender identity ideologies in school settings.
South Carolina had previously joined a coalition of multiple states and independent organizations to file a lawsuit, which successfully blocked the mandate from taking effect within state borders. Because a parallel federal court case recently eliminated the Title IX rule on a national scale, South Carolina and its co-plaintiffs formally dismissed their now-unnecessary lawsuit.
With the litigation resolved, state legal officials emphasized that Title IX will remain in its original form, which was established to protect and ensure equal educational and athletic opportunities for women and girls. Wilson noted that halting the federal expansion preserves the traditional protections intended by the statute and safeguards biological female students across the state and country.
