
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, pictured on November 25, 2024 (photo Shaneen Miranda/States Newsroom)
Washington-Department of Education of the United States threaten to repeal federal funds for schools that use conscious racing practices in the field of parties, programming, training, employment, scholarships and other aspects of student life, in accordance with Dear colleague’s leaves sent to schools.
Friday’s movement – probably drew legal challenges – he came when President Donald Trump and his administration had already taken up significant progress To break the diversity, justice and efforts to include in the federal government.
The letter offers a wide interpretation Decision of the US Supreme Court In 2023, which used the use of affirmative actions in admission to studies.
Although the decision “concerned recruitment decisions, the Supreme Court Holling applies more broadly,” wrote Craig Trainor, assistant to the Secretary for Civil Rights.
Trainor said that “federal law in this way prohibits entities covered by the use of a breed in decisions regarding recruitment, employment, promotion, compensation, financial assistance, scholarships, awards, administrative support, discipline, apartments, completion ceremonies and all other aspects of student, academic and campus life.”
The institutions have until February 28 to comply with, otherwise they face the “potential loss of federal financing”.
Trainor also explained that the enforcement will include “all educational institutions of kindergartens, basic, secondary and post -secondary, as well as state educational agencies that receive financial assistance.”
He noticed that “additional legal guidelines would take place at the right time.”
Criticism of the letter
Wil del Pilar, senior vice president in the non -profit group and the Edtrust support group, told States Newsroom that the administration “ruled fear.”
“They rule excessive interpretation and rule fundamentally creating mass chaos and confusion that lead to excessive recovery in politics, which – truthful – if they were so effective, would see greater equality and results, and we simply do not see it,” said Del Pilar, who previously served as a deputy secretary of post -secondary education and higher for the state.
This creation of “confusion” was “in my opinion, with many activities of this administration from the first day in terms of issuing executive actions that clearly go beyond the scope of what they legally have power, and even within the limits of the constitution of the United States,” he said.
When it comes to legal challenges that could appear, del Pilar said: “We will have to wait and check which educational institutions have resources and, I think, courage to oppose this administration and take them to court to check if they can introduce the order.
“I think that the chilling effect will occur independently – I think that the institutions will follow the time you make the decision, and then how do you reverse the course? So if you followed and finished things, how you come back to introduce them if you have completed them if you have finished it? I don’t think we’ll see it.”
United States Patty Murray, a democrat representing the state of Washington, conquered the letter, saying: “It is a threat to break our federal funds our public schools and universities K-12 receives flies in the face of law,” on Saturday statement.
“I hope that no parent, student or teacher is intimidated by these threats-the former kindergarten teacher is certainly not,” she said, adding that “instead of making college more affordable or helps to improve the results of our children, Trump allows long-range extremists to inject politics in class at every step.”