The Dear Colleague guidance letter on civil rights and discipline, prepared in conjunction with DOJ, describes how schools can meet their legal obligations under federal law to administer student discipline without discriminating against students on the basis of race, color or national origin; (ed.gov)
A 2014 «Dear Colleague» guidance letter from the Obama administration's Education and Justice departments advised that discipline policies could constitute «unlawful discrimination» under federal civil rights law if they didn't explicitly mention race but had «a disproportionate and unjustified effect on students of a particular race.» (educationnext.org)
While Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is «considering» repealing the Obama administration's Dear Colleague guidance letter that pushed these discipline policies, the department has taken no action beyond meeting with Landers and others whose children have suffered under the new discipline policies. (justconservativeviews.net)