Educators should prevent harassment of and discrimination against students because of sexual orientation. (ascd.org)
A spokeswoman for Johnson's Senate office said the amendment is meant to protect voucher schools from a «hostile» attitude the Obama administration and other Democratic lawmakers have toward voucher programs and comes months after the Obama administration closed a probe into the Milwaukee voucher system after a lawsuit alleging discrimination against students with disabilities. (host.madison.com)
In a «Dear Colleague» letter released last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (ED) issued guidance for schools on avoiding discrimination against students on the basis of race when administering school disciplinary policies, and warned that if minority students are subject to disciplinary actions at a higher rate than other students, schools could be faulted for civil - rights violations. (educationnext.org)