New Federal School Discipline Guidance Raises Concerns for Black Students
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department has issued guidance urging schools to stop what it calls "racial balancing" in student discipline policies, prompting concerns that the Trump administration will make it harder to address longstanding racial disparities in school discipline.
New Federal School Discipline Guidance Raises Concerns for Black Students
The U.S. Department of Education has issued new guidance warning schools against changing student-discipline policies for the purpose of reducing racial disparities, prompting concern from civil-rights and education advocates. The guidance, issued Aug. 18 by the department’s Office for Civil Rights, says schools must discipline students without treating them differently because of race. It argues that revising rules specifically to produce more …
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently issued guidelines prohibiting schools from implementing "racial balancing" policies in the process of disciplining students who violate discipline, requiring schools to adopt the same standards and treat all students equally.
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