Florida Board of Education replaces "gender" with "sex". Florida challenges Title IX changes.

Florida Board of Education replaces "gender" with "sex;" state challenges Title IX changes.

The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved changes in the Florida High School Athletic Association's bylaws that include replacing mentions of the word "gender" with the word "sex," amid a larger dispute between federal and state officials.

The changes to the FHSAA bylaws included an update to the organization's policy on "nondiscrimination."

"The association will not discriminate in its governance policies, programs and employment practices on the basis of age, color, disability, sex, national origin, race, religion, creed, or educational choice.

Each school is responsible to determine independently its own policies regarding nondiscrimination," the updated bylaw says.