In an evolving story on exemptions from the Department of Education’s Title IX mandate, more Christian schools are receiving exemptions for religious liberty reasons.

According to the LGBT media outlet the Column, 27 Christian schools are asking the U.S. Department of Education to waive areas of Title IX specifically dealing with gay and transgender students.

A quick summary of Title IX reads: “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.”

Pertaining to gay and transgender students, the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education offers guidance for schools to take seriously threats of alleged harassment against those who fall outside of sexual norms:

“The fact that incidents of sexual violence may be accompanied by anti-gay comments or be partly based on a student’s actual or perceived sexual orientation does not relieve a school of its obligation under Title IX to investigate and remedy those instances of sexual violence,” declares OCR.

Read the article “Are More Christian Colleges Receiving Exemptions from Gay and Transgender Rules?” on christianpost.com.