Education Department Directs Schools on Race-Based Discipline Practices

Why it matters locally: Schools across Oklahoma will need to review and potentially adjust their disciplinary protocols to align with the U.S. Education Department's new guidance, which advises against factoring race into disciplinary decisions.

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The U.S. Education Department, under the Trump administration, has issued new guidance to schools concerning student discipline. The department advises schools to stop factoring race into their disciplinary protocols. This directive addresses a long-standing discussion regarding how schools implement disciplinary measures and the role, if any, that race plays in those decisions.