MPS Being Investigated by the Department of Education over Discipline Practices
The department says the districts used race in discipline decisions and issued new guidance saying schools must treat students even-handedly under civil rights law.
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U.S. Department of Education investigates MPS for school disciplinary practices that consider race
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether Milwaukee Public Schools uses race as a factor when considering disciplining students. The investigation comes as the department on Tuesday issued new guidance to educational institutions. The department argues that using race as a factor when disciplining is a violation of Title VI. Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin in programs that receiv…
Education Department Investigating Two K–12 Districts for Allegedly Factoring Race Into Student Discipline
Milwaukee Public Schools allegedly encouraged staff to consider a student’s race before rendering detention or suspensions, while their peers in the Fayetteville district in Arkansas are accused of following a similar directive to address “the disproportionality of discipline on students of color,” the Department of Education said Aug. 18. The federal agency is investigating both districts for Civil Rights violations, said Kimberly Richey, assis…
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