By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
The Biden Administration has made sweeping changes to Title IX, many that are seen as controversial.
Changes to Title IX by the Biden Administration overhauled previous rules set by the Trump Administration adding further protections for LGBTQ students.
NCAA Vice President of Enforcement Jon Duncan says the issue is a complicated and controversial one
"Other sport bodies have for many years been interested in balancing different interests around equal opportunities for people to engage in sport and have it be an open and inclusive environment," Duncan tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "And then also safety concerns and privacy concerns."
Among the controversial changes were also more rights given to alleged perpetrators of sexual abuse and harassment
Duncan says those changes are a complex issue that the organization is working hard on figuring out
"But all the presidents and all the institutions care deeply about that issue and want to do everything they can at the campus level, at the regional level, and at the national office level to prevent sexual assault in the first instance and to support anybody who's a survivor of that behavior," Duncan explains.
Nearly a dozen athletes, the most notable being Riley Gaines, have come out against the NCAA and sued over its transgender policies.
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