As Trump pulls back school civil rights enforcement, who will protect Black students?

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 24: U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on August 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The event focused on education and the Trump Administration’s efforts on school choice, including a federal tax credit of up to $1,700 in contributions to nonprofits that award scholarships for education-related services. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Education policy experts say states and school districts must step up as federal officials retreat from using racial disparities to investigate discrimination.

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After the Trump administration moved to eliminate guidance on considering race in school discipline, education experts are sounding the alarm about how the Education Department’s new rule will impact Black students at a time when they are facing existing setbacks in the classroom.

As theGrio previously reported, the Trump administration recently reversed a 2014 guidance issued by the Obama administration that encouraged schools to examine student discipline data for racial disparities, as Black students were suspended at disproportionately high rates.

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