The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday that it is removing regulations that have been in place for more than six decades and that recognized liability for disparate impact claims. The change eliminates rules that allowed discrimination to be proven through statistical evidence. This shift could alter how schools and other institutions address alleged bias under federal education law.
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday eliminated regulations going back more than 60 years that recognized liability for disparate impact, such as when statistics demonstrate a discriminatory ...
