AND Department of Education He dismissed 11 complaints related to “book bans” and eliminated a position for Biden in charge of researching school districts and parents, the agency announced Friday.
The department said it was ending Biden’s “book ban” in response to complaints that the removal of ageist, sexually explicit or obscene material from school libraries created a hostile environment for students.
It also eliminated the “book ban coordinator,” who investigated school districts and parents “working to protect students from obscene content.”
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The Ministry of Education dismissed 11 complaints regarding so-called book bans. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
“By dismissing these complaints and removing the position and authority of the so-called ‘book ban coordinator,’ the department begins the process of restoring parents’ fundamental rights to direct their children’s education,” Acting Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trener said.
“The Department adheres to the deeply held American principle that local control over public education best enables parents and teachers to assess the educational needs of their children and communities.
“Parents and school boards have broad discretion to fulfill this important responsibility,” Trainor added. “These decisions will no longer lead the Office of Civil Rights to another direction in the US Department of Education.”
Six allegations were also dismissed.
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The US Department of Education building on August 21, 2024 in Washington, DC (Tierney L. Cross)
Doe called the book a takedown “without merit” and based “on a dubious legal theory.” The agency began investigating the complaints on Jan. 20, finding that school districts and parents “have health processes in place to evaluate and remove materials that are appropriate.”
The first complaint was filed with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on February 23, 2022 against the Forsyth County School District in Georgia. The complainant alleged that the district violated Title IX and Title VI by removing eight books from the school library because they contained sexually explicit content, the DOE said.
OCR office in Atlanta He sought to dismiss the appeal, but the Biden administration overturned a decision that the lawsuit lacked merit, the agency said. The school district agreed to the resolution under threat of further federal intervention, officials said.
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“This included requiring the district to post a statement in all of its middle and high schools that embraced diversity, equity and inclusion,” OCR said. “The department will terminate the agreement and all obligations under it.”
