State Superintendent Jill Underly announced that Wisconsin school districts will not adhere to the April 3 order from the Department of Education (DOE) without further clarification.
The directive gave K-12 schools 10 days to verify they are not violating civil rights laws through DEI programs, citing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the 2023 Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard case, which struck down race-based college admissions.
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