Secretary DeVos Meets With Educators as She Considers Rolling Back Civil Rights Guidance (April 9, 2018)

On the same day that the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report that showed K-12 African-American students, male students, and students with disabilities are disproportionately disciplined, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos personally met with educators, including NEA representatives, who either supported or opposed previous guidance issued by both the USDE and the US Department of Justice. DeVos will decide whether to discard, keep, or alter the 2014 guidance warning that schools could be found in violation of federal civil rights laws if they intentionally discriminate against students on a racial basis.