Federal investigation of LGBTQ dating ban at BYU dismissed
Source: Associated Press
Federal investigation of LGBTQ dating ban at BYU dismissed
Thu, February 10, 2022, 5:53 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education has dismissed a civil-rights investigation into how LGBTQ students are disciplined at Brigham Young University, saying it doesn't have the authority to enforce the matter at the private religious school.
The complaint under investigation came after the school said it would still enforce a ban on same-sex dating even after that section was removed from the written version of the school’s honor code. Students can be punished for holding hands or kissing someone of the same sex, harsher discipline than that faced by heterosexual couples at the school operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Nearly all students are members of the faith. Punishments for violations range from discipline to suspension and expulsion.
BYU announced the decision Thursday, sharing a letter it received from the Department of Education earlier this week that explained the finding that the college is exempt from parts of Title IX, the law that protects against discrimination on the basis of sex in schools.
The college said in a news release the decision affirms “the freedom to operate a religious university without sacrificing distinctive religious beliefs."
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