Trump must ditch Biden-era memo pushing 'racially discriminatory' discipline, says parents group

The group Parents Defending Education is hoping the Trump Education Department will reverse course on Biden era guidelines they say recommends disciplinary actions based on race.

"Not surprisingly, districts got skittish about suspending too many students from certain racial groups for chronically disruptive and even violent behavior, and schools descended into chaos. … [I]t shouldn't be controversial to state unequivocally that school policies must be race neutral." Jamie Joseph is a U.S. Politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering transgender and culture issues, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and stateside legislative developments.

"Despite clear Supreme Court precedent holding that disparate impact alone cannot support a Title VI violation, the School Discipline Letter states that racial disparities in school discipline outcomes are prima facie evidence of racial discrimination, even when a school’s disciplinary code is race neutral," the group wrote to the Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Thursday morning. "Moreover, the letter threatens school districts with the loss of federal funds if they do not adjust their procedures to eliminate such disparities."

Biden's DOJ and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released the guide in 2023 for schools to address racial discrimination in K-12 student discipline.