Essays on Title IX

Introduction

The Civil Right Restoration Act of 1987, also known as Groove City Bill, is a US bill, which dealt with governing of the federal money in the institutions in order to guarantee the execution of civil rights (Safransky, 2017). Its main task was to bring non-discrimination laws back into action. On February 1987, Senator Kennedy introduced the ‘Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987’ (Lewis & Dale, 1988). The act was one of the most important legislative documents at that time. Its significance can be compared to the 1972 Amendments. The Act deals with three federal laws. They are the Title ...

Introduction

Senator Kennedy introduced the Civil Right Restoration Act of 1987 on 20 February 1987 (Lewis & Dale, 1988). This Act amended title IX, which prohibited the discrimination of sex. In addition, it influenced Vocational Rehabilitation Act, Age Discrimination Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Robinson, Allen, Franklin, 1989). Title IX deals with the Education Amendments (1972). It defines the following entities, which use Federal funds: local and State government instrumentality; universities, colleges, and all the other institutions of public higher education; corporations, and private organizations. Religious organizations do not belong to this list (S.557, 1988).

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Introduction

The Civil Right Restoration Act of 1987 also known as Groove City Bill was a US legislative act that focused on governing the recipients of federal funds so as to comply with civil rights laws in all areas (Safransky, 2017). It was enacted to protect the Title IX and Title VI of 1964, which govern institution’s wide operation. The 1987 Act contains three additional federal laws, which are Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title VI, which was created to fight discrimination involving recipients of federal financial assistance (Robinson, ...

The case of G.G. ex rel. Grimm v. Gloucester City Sch. Bd. sets an important precedent in the gender identity of the transgender persons and the treatment they should receive in public facilities. In this case, the applicant was born a male, but began to transition to a female in his teens. The main issue of determination in an appeal is whether denying a male transgender access to boy’s bathroom could be construed to be a form of discrimination falling under Title IX protection. As of now, the issue is limited to use in public bathrooms, but will ...

Barbara, who is just returning to work from maternity leave, is requesting her supervisor for evenly spaced breaks and a consistent lunch hour break so that she can milk for the baby and feed her baby at an adjacent day care center. The question is whether Barbara is entitled to this provision. If the business can accommodate these requests, the manager is obliged to make the working conditions comfortable for Barbara to allow her to carry out her work and childrearing roles smoothly. Genuine differences between men and women have been used to justify different treatment, which is considered ...

Role of Cyber Speech and First Amendment

The Internet has transformed communication throughout the world, allowing people to share information instantaneously at relatively low cost. The Internet is regarded as the most participatory form of mass speech ever developed in the world and it is the main channel of communication that is behind the development of cyber communication. Students in schools and colleges communicate amongst themselves through social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. They can receive first-hand information that has not even reach their school administration. More often, students use these sites to express their feelings about politics, school administration, and relationships. Most of them ...

Conclusion about the economy

The conclusion made after the April 27th FOMC meeting is that the interest rates paid were to be left unchanged while the excess reserves balances will be charged a 0.50 percent. In addition, as a decision policy, the board voted towards authorizing and directing the Open Market Desk at New York’s Federal Reserve Bank and until further instructions are given, the transactions will be executed in the System Open Market Account. This will be in accordance with the domestic policy directive that was earlier initiated. Ensuring that interest rates are not increased will foster economic development as firms ...

Critical Thinking

The support from schools needs to be unilateral and systemic from all faculty and staff regarding gender equity in sports and physical education. The most important thing to consider is to have a united front on all levels, where no faculty members are engaging in or encouraging discriminatory or inflammatory behavior. Women and girl athletes should be encouraged to join sports, and all detrimental behavior or comments that discourage them need to be swiftly dealt with. This would minimize the feeling of 'rocking the boat' that is being described, and allow more gender equity in athletics. I think the ...