Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies
Honest Title:
US Ends School Discipline Disparity Focus, Risks Widening Inequity
Constitutional Risk:
9
Signed by: Donald J. Trump
Signed: 4/29/2025
Last Updated: 4/29/2025
Executive Order
Summary
EO revokes guidance linking racial discipline disparities to discrimination. Directs focus to discipline based on behavior for school safety, aiming to end "equity ideology" influence & restore teacher/admin authority. The executive action signals a federal retreat from addressing potential systemic biases in school discipline by removing race-based data analysis as a primary compliance metric. While intended to restore local control and prioritize order, critics will argue it allows discriminatory practices rooted in subjective application of rules based on individual behavior to persist, potentially exacerbating disparities impacting minority students under the guise of "common sense."