The US Ministry of Justice (DOJ) launched an OA investigation Rhode Island school The district determine whether his program of forgiveness of the student loan for teachers discriminates white applicants.
In a letter from March 21, addressed to the Public School District of Providence (PPSD) and the Ministry of Education at Rhode Island (RID), the Office for Civic Rights of the Ministry of Justice published an investigation into whether the District and Educational Office – especially the Student Loan Forgiveness – included in racial discrimination of white teachers.
“It is important to note that we have not made any conclusions on the subject of the investigation. We intend to consider all relevant information and welcome your help in helping recognizing what it might be,” the letter said, as it first reported Boston Globe.
PPSD’sColor forgiveness program“It offers the forgiveness of the student loan for color teachers through grants from the non -profit Foundation, Rhode Island Foundation.
Public schools in Providence at Rhode Island were relaxed with a complaint of civil rights in 2022 because of their caregiver educators of color forgiveness program. (East)
Recipients can get up to $ 25,000 at the faculties that have been forgiven after the teacher completed the three consecutive years of teaching in the district. Requests for fulfillment of conditions show that recipients must “identify themselves as Asian, black, indigenous, Latin, polling or multi-ray” and must have at least $ 5,000 in return to return.
Legal Foundation for uprising (LIF)The non -profit research and research group based in Rhode Island, which is fighting discrimination in education, has filed an appeal to the Ministry of Education 2022, claiming that the district was involved in the constant “discrimination of discrimination” by making this program available only to white applicants.
The group failed to make a bidet administration accept the case, but it is “delighted” by the knowledge that Trump’s administration administration will investigate.
“It’s been almost two and a half years since we endured it,” Professor and LIF President Cornell Faculty of Law School William A. Jacobson said Fox News Digital.
“We followed. It was moved to the Commission for Equal Employment Opportunities. We have been following them repeatedly. We couldn’t get the Biden administration to do anything to stop it. And finally, the new Trump administration under the Civic Rights of the Ministry of Justice brought a lawsuit. So we are very pleased with that,” he added.
US President Joe Biden and elected President Donald Trump are shown in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice of the United States. (Getty Images)
Jacobson said they were “extremely grateful” for the impression he had taken action because case It’s “no other place to leave.”
“The Attorney General of Rhode Iceland could have been claiming a lawsuit here. There are violated laws on Rhode Iceland. But nothing has been done. Political infrastructure in Rhode Island, unfortunately, isolated by powerful political and economic players from the rules that everyone else has to adhere to,” he said.
“If this was just a private company that does it, the regulators would probably turn on. Someone would probably be willing to sue. But because it was the largest school district in the country, which operated the State Department of Education, funded by the largest charity organization in the country, I think they felt immunity from the rules to leave allegedly,” he continued.
Jacobson called the program a “incredible” example of racial discrimination that would cause national discomfort if he favored the white applicants.
“Can you imagine that the school district had a program only open for white teachers? That would be national discomfort,” he said. “But it seems that there is an attitude that as long as the discrimination against whites is lawful. But that is not. The laws on civil rights protect everything equally. And that is what we are looking for here.”
Professor Cornell William A. Jacobson spoke with Fox News Digital about opening up an investigation into the Rhode Island school district after Jacobson’s group, a legal institution, filed an appeal for civil rights. (Fox News Digital)
Jacobson said his group launched his A project of equal protection, which focuses on the fight against racism and other violations of equal protection, because it was a “awful” PPSD program.
The LIF is also referred to the Ministry of Justice to explore the non -profit charity organization that fundes the PPSD loan forgiveness program, Rhode Island Foundation, citing a non -profit organization He was “the main means of discrimination” in the schools of Rhode Iceland.
Rhode Iceland Foundation did not respond to the commentary request.
PPSD confirmed Fox News Digital The District of the District Education and Rhode Island has notified that the Doom has informed the District Education Department on Friday that an investigation into their student loan forgiveness has been launched.
“It is important to understand that this is an investigation, and no conclusions have been brought in,” a spokesman for PPSD told Fox News Digital. “PPSD is an equal capacity employer and does not discriminate against race, gender, national origin or other protected status.
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The President of the Foundation for the Legal Institution William A. Jacobson said that the educator of the Providence Providence Program is racially discriminating against white teachers. (East)
PPSD also shared with Fox News Digital Letter a letter supervised by the Providence School Javier Montañez to the School Board on Sunday, reiterating that PPSD “is an employer with equal capabilities” which does not “discriminate against the race”.
Montañez said that a legal advisor for PPSD and the Rhode Education Department of Island will work with the impression of an investigation.
The supervisor said that the loan program was created in 2021 to help the district attract more diverse teachers, at a time when no white students represented approximately 80% of the student population, but less than 20% of teachers identified as color teachers.
“Increasing the diversity of our teaching force is not only aligned with the fundamental values of the district, but has a direct, positive impact on students’ results, which shows years of educational research,” he wrote.
“This loan program was created with the best interest of students in mind to ensure that our students are taught by individuals who can identify and connect, as well as those who are talented and skilled in their academic craft,” he added.
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The US Ministry of Justice did not return the commentary request.
Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this article.
