Their Actions to Ignore Federal Law Will Cost Connecticut Taxpayers

 

(Middletown) Earlier today, we learned that Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker declined to sign the U.S. Department of Education’s letter certifying compliance with federal civil rights law, which now includes the rejection of discriminatory practices related to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs.

 

“It is thoroughly disappointing that Connecticut Democrats so blatantly refuse to comply with federal law. This political decision to continue DEI policies not only harms the students in our schools but also risks Title 1 funding, which primarily helps support districts with higher percentages of low-income families,” said Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto.

 

“At its core, DEI divides us by race or other aspects of our identity, and then prioritizes that identity over merit,” said Proto. “So-called diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have no place in our country, let alone in our classrooms,” said Proto. “By continuing these practices, the State of Connecticut remains out of compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, in addition to the precedent set by the Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.”

 

“Connecticut Democrats continue to put special interest groups over the good of all the people of Connecticut. They are hellbent on continuing to divide, not unite us, to put certain groups of Connecticut citizens over other Connecticut citizens and, as a result of these misguided and illegal actions, causing a greater financial strain on the hard working people of Connecticut.”

 

“I am urging the Connecticut Education Commissioner to reverse course, work towards eliminating illegal and anti-American DEI programs, certify compliance with federal law and, help to unite not divide Connecticut,” concluded Proto.

 

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