Press Release, FRANKLIN, Tenn. (May 25, 2016) – The following statement regarding
the decision of Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery to join the
lawsuit filed by the state of Texas and eight other states over Title IX
can be attributed to FACT President David Fowler:
“Attorney General Slatery is to be applauded for taking affirmative
action in response to the attempt by the Obama administration to use
Title IX to tell parents that their children have to be exposed to a
member of the opposite sex while in a state of undress. His office is
doing exactly what it should be doing, fighting to protect the rights of
parents to protect their children’s privacy and the right of our state
to set its own domestic policies.
“It is particularly encouraging to see ten states joining North
Carolina in suing the Obama administration for its outrageous overreach
in using a mere ‘letter’ to change the law as it’s been interpreted for
decades. This is the kind of unified pushback against the federal
government that has been needed for years.
“With the Attorney General’s action today, the need for a special
session to encourage the type of action that has been taken has been
abated. Hopefully, the lawsuit will allow our state’s schools to operate
in accordance with Title IX as it has always been interpreted without
fear that they will be left to fend for themselves if actions against
them are threatened.”
The Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT), which Fowler heads,
was formed in 2006 by a group of citizens concerned about the growing
negative impact of public policies on marriage, families, life, and
religious liberty. FACT’s mission is to equip Tennesseans and their
elected officials to effectively promote and defend a culture that
values God’s design for the family, for the sake of the common good. For
more information, visit FACTn.org.
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