The guidance seeks to help schools identify, avoid and
remedy discriminatory discipline practices, and states that the federal departments of justice and education will investigate complaints of discipline policies and practices that discriminate based on students» «personal characteristics,» such as race and ethnicity or disability status.
These guidance documents specifically concerned school discipline practices and explained how the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the United States Department of Education (US ED) would be analyzing data and conducting investigations into
potentially discriminatory discipline practices by schools and districts.
DeVos»»60 Minutes» interview should alarm anyone who cares about school choice, ending discriminatory discipline practices