The U.S. Department of Education has removed regulations that had existed for over six decades, which previously acknowledged liability for disparate impact. These rules had allowed institutions to be held accountable when statistical evidence showed discriminatory effects. The change means that schools and colleges will no longer be subject to the same legal standards for disparate impact 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 ...
