The Education Department has backed out of an agreement to address disciplinary imbalances affecting Native American students in a South Dakota school district, stating that the initiative was improperly based on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
The investigation into Rapid City Area School District began in 2010 and was completed in 2024. It found that Native American students were four times as likely than white students to be suspended and five times as likely to be arrested.
However, the Education Department told the district last month it was closing its compliance review because it was in violation of civil rights laws since it was centered on DEI.
The school system had already completed much of the work outlined in the resolution agreement, which included implicit bias
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