Earlier this month, the Department of Education gave schools a two-week deadline to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs the Trump administration considers illegal, or risk losing federal funding. In an effort to identify schools that are attempting to circumvent the rules, the DOE announced Thursday how it will be assisted in tracking them down.
The department is enlisting the public’s help by launching an “End DEI” portal where complaints can be made about DEI initiatives in publicly funded K-12 schools. In a press release, the department said it will use submissions to help them "identify potential areas for investigation."
“For years, parents have been begging schools to focus on teaching their kids practical skills like reading, writing, and math, instead of pushing critical theory, rogue sex education and divisive ideologies — but their concerns have been brushed off, mocked, or shut down entirely,” Tiffany Justice, the co-founder of Moms for Liberty, said in a DOE press release about the portal.
“Parents, now is the time that you share the receipts of the betrayal that has happened in our public schools. This webpage demonstrates that President Trump’s Department of Education is putting power back in the hands of parents,” she added.
Announcing the launch of https://t.co/RDuiqN3rMJ – a public portal for parents, students, teachers, and the broader community to submit reports of discrimination based on race or sex in publicly-funded K-12 schools. pic.twitter.com/HIcsB5Zg1F
— U.S. Department of Education (@usedgov) February 27, 2025
