Trump Administration Rescinds Guidance Amid Objections From Disability Advocates

7th January, 2019

11 January 2019, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop]

Guidance issued during the Obama administration, which was aimed at ensuring that minorities and students with disabilities weren’t unfairly disciplined, is no more.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Education indicated in late December that a 2014 “Dear Colleague” letter informing schools of their responsibilities when meting out discipline has officially been rescinded.

The move came just days after a federal school safety panel chaired by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recommended abandoning the guidance.

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