TITLE IX EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
When was Title IX passed by the Federal Government? - 1972
What is Title IX? - 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.
Many strongly oppose the law based on reverse discrimination. - True
What Agencies must follow Title IX? - Agencies include approximately 16,500 local school
districts, 7,000 postsecondary institutions, as well as charter schools, for-profit schools,
libraries, and museums. Also included are vocational rehabilitation agencies and education
agencies of 50 states, the District of Columbia, and territories and possessions of the United
States.
What agency will assist and enforce Title IX? - The U.S. Department of Education's Office
for Civil Rights (OCR)
ANSWERS
When was Title IX passed by the Federal Government? - 1972
What is Title IX? - 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.
Many strongly oppose the law based on reverse discrimination. - True
What Agencies must follow Title IX? - Agencies include approximately 16,500 local school
districts, 7,000 postsecondary institutions, as well as charter schools, for-profit schools,
libraries, and museums. Also included are vocational rehabilitation agencies and education
agencies of 50 states, the District of Columbia, and territories and possessions of the United
States.
What agency will assist and enforce Title IX? - The U.S. Department of Education's Office
for Civil Rights (OCR)
