State education officials across the country are in the risk of losing federal funds as they have been instructed to drop racist practices under the guise of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the Department of Education warned Friday.
Craig, the vice-secretary of civil rights at the Ministry of Education, is a trainer; letter “[e]The condemnation facility has toxically indoctrinated students with the false premise that the United States is built on “systematic and structural racism” and highly discriminatory policies and practices. ”
Some individuals have sought to justify such practices under the banner of “diversity, equity, inclusion” (“DEI”). It remains illegal to add discrimination based on race, color or national origin under any outfit.
Schools that do not comply with discriminatory title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, May
Applicable laws face potential losses in federal funds,” the trainer warned.
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Diversity, racial balance, social justice, or equity were also criticized as “ambiguous goals.” Race-based decision-making is written as illegal in “admission, financial aid, employment, training and other institutional programming” for universities, universities, and kindergarten to high schools, and is a k-12 school. .
DEI programs have denounced students of a particular race “based on crude racial stereotypes” and deprived students of a full educational experience such as such “frequently certain racial groups.” It was a “insid” program in which preferences, a particular racial group taught students that others were subject to unique moral burdens. The letter continues. (Related: Gov’t Agency reportedly purges websites for DEI terminology)
The Ministry of Education also referenced a broad interpretation of the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that violated a positive case in university admissions. It warns that race is no longer a factor in any aspect of academics, such as employment, financial aid, prizes, housing, graduation. .
Some white and Asian students are welcomed by “adverse backgrounds and low-income families,” but suffer from racially-based discrimination, and racism occurs in graduation ceremonies and university housing. I’m doing it.[i]The shameful echoes of dark times in the history of this country,” wrote Trainer.
“Exclusion of standardized tests to achieve desired racial balance, or standardized tests to increase racial diversity,” or cues to racial origin from applicants’ writings and extracurricular involvement Sieves have become illegal using information from non-racial factors as racial proxy. In the letter.
“This sector will no longer tolerate the obvious and secret racism that is prevalent in educational institutions in this country,” the trainer said. He also called out to those who believed they were discriminated against in order to file a complaint in their office.