Trump could reverse Obama’s actions on college sex assault, transgender rights
President-elect Donald Trump could reverse much of that, if he chooses, after he takes office in January. President Obama has wielded civil rights enforcement powers aggressively in the education arena for the past eight years, pushing colleges to toughen policies on sexual assault and schools to eliminate racial bias in student discipline. His administration also declared that transgender students must be allowed to use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity — a question now before the Supreme Court. President-elect Donald Trump could reverse much of that, if he chooses, after he takes office in January. With the stroke of a pen, Trump or his senior officials could revise or rescind Obama administration statements on transgender rights and sexual assault. The Trump administration and a Republican Congress also could starve civil rights enforcement funding, slowing hundreds of open investigations and narrowing their scope. Republican lawmakers have repeatedly criti...