US EditionTrump seeks to reshape how schools discipline students
- On April 23, 2025, the U.S. President signed an executive order aimed at changing national school discipline policies.
- The order intends to overturn Obama and Biden-era initiatives that sought to address unequal disciplinary practices affecting Black students and other students of color by challenging federal equity guidelines.
- Trump's guidance contends that focusing on racial discipline gaps causes schools to underreport incidents and make race-based decisions rather than rely on objective behavior.
- The order calls for new federal guidance to end ‘discriminatory-equity-ideology-based’ discipline and requires a report on this issue to influence state and local practices.
- This directive may prompt widespread legal challenges, increase uncertainty for educators, and signal expanded federal influence over school discipline debates.
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Trump Seeks To Reshape How Schools Discipline Students
School discipline has evolved over the years. Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision via Getty Images The Trump administration is trying to reshape how schools discipline students – and alter the federal government’s role in the process. On April 23, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suggesting schools have been using racially discriminatory discipline policies. It sets in motion new federal guidance that would reverse policies suppor…
Los Angeles Times
arcamax.comState discipline law keeps Black, Latino kids in class. Trump says it's illegal
President Trump signed an executive order that could be a prelude to a legal challenge of a California law that banned suspension of students for "willfully defiant" conduct.
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Trump seeks to reshape how schools discipline students
School discipline has evolved over the years. Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration is trying to reshape how schools discipline students – and alter the federal government’s role in the process. On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suggesting schools have been using racially discriminatory discipline policies. It sets in motion new federal guidance that would reverse policies s…
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