LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration is trying to quickly and quietly roll back certain civil rights protections in schools by exploiting an administrative loophole and pushing the process through an unusual federal agency — the Department of Energy. AdvertisementDismantling this portion of the law would affect K-12 schools and universities that receive funding from the Energy Department. For one thing, it’s odd that the change, which will affect schools, is coming through the Energy Department instead of the Education Department. “The really concerning part from my perspective is that this could essentially provide a blueprint for dismantling civil rights protections across the board,” Kel O’Hara, senior attorney for policy and education equity at Equal Rights Advocates, told HuffPost. The department’s Office for Civil Rights has already halted thousands of investigations into complaints and closed half of its civil rights enforcement offices.
