Discrimination on the basis of race is wrong and, more than that, illegal. That’s the underlying message of this letter sent out by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights last week. This is an important statement so rather than pick out snippets as reported in other news outlets, let’s just go to the source.
In recent years, American educational institutions have discriminated against students on the basis of race, including white and Asian students, many of whom come from disadvantaged backgrounds and low-income families. These institutions’ embrace of pervasive and repugnant race-based preferences and other forms of racial discrimination have emanated throughout every facet of academia. For example, colleges, universities, and K-12 schools have routinely used race as a factor in admissions, financial aid, hiring, training, and other institutional programming. In a shameful echo of a darker period in this country’s history, many American schools and universities even encourage segregation by race at graduation ceremonies and in dormitories and other facilities.
Educational institutions have toxically indoctrinated students with the…
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