Iowa attorney general releases status update on Section 504 lawsuit
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and attorneys general from several other states released a joint status report in an effort to clarify their position regarding a federal lawsuit.
Bird says a lawsuit over changes to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act has been suspended.
helps ensure students with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities.
Iowa joined the lawsuit related to the law late last year. It accuses the administration of former President Joe Biden of finalizing a new rule that adds gender dysphoria to the definition of disability in that section.
Critics claim the lawsuit could have repealed Section 504 altogether, pointing to a section of the lawsuit that asks the judge to declare Section 504 unconstitutional.
In Thursday's status update provided by the Iowa Attorney General's Office, Bird emphasized Iowa's commitment to defending Section 504 and focused on the inclusion of gender dysphoria as the target of the lawsuit.
"Plaintiffs clarify that they have never moved — and do not plan to move — the Court to declare or enjoin Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ... as unconstitutional on its face," the status report reads.
The Iowa Attorney General's office provided a statement from Bird:
“I always have and always will protect Section 504 accommodations for Iowans who need them. As a mom, I know that every child learns differently and should have the tools for success, but Biden failed Iowa kids. That is why when Biden and Harris forced transgender ideologies into schools at the expense of kids with disabilities, I fought back. I am suing to make certain kids, and Americans with disabilities, have the support they need to succeed.”
Her office says the lawsuit was suspended due to a change in administration and that the current White House is reviewing the rule.
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