Betsy DeVos’ Deputy Privately Admitted Trump Administration’s Idea Could Hurt Kids
Candice Jackson indicated she was against rescinding the Obama-era school discipline guidance that protects brown and black children.
One of the Department of Education’s top civil rights appointees said in a private meeting that it isn’t necessary for the Trump administration to rescind school discipline guidance designed to protect black and brown children.
The appointee, Candice Jackson, also acknowledged that such a move could harm vulnerable kids, according to a document obtained by HuffPost. Still, the guidance remains on the administration’s chopping block.
The Obama-era guidance is supposed to help prevent schools from disproportionately punishing black and brown students. However, in recent months, it has come under fire from the Trump administration and has become a target for rescission.
Jackson, who now serves as second in command at the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, made these comments during a phone conversation in March with representatives from the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights advocacy group. At the time, Jackson was temporarily serving as the highest official in the Office for Civil Rights, an agency that enforces federal civil rights laws in schools.
In the call with the SPLC, Jackson said much of the opposition to the guidance is based Continue reading: Betsy DeVos’ Deputy Privately Admitted Trump Administration's Idea Could Hurt Kids | HuffPost