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Executive Order
#14280 -- Reinstating Commonsense School Discipline Policies (of April 23, 2025)
Highlights
The Order rescinds guidance that used Title VI’s disparate-impact standard to address racial disparities in school discipline.
Key Compliance/Risk Cue
The Department of Education is directed to issue model policies emphasizing individual misconduct rather than any consideration of a student’s race, disability, or other protected characteristic.
Litigation Snapshot
None yet; APA challenge signaled. Though no lawsuits are on file, multiple civil rights groups (e.g., Youth Law Center, Education Civil Rights Alliance, National Center for Learning Disabilities) have publicly condemned the EO warning that it could remove critical protections for students of color and students with disabilities
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