Now, things are getting really ridiculous... Just when we were supposed to get away from racism, the Obama DOJ wants race to be used when handing out discipline. DOJ tells schools to ease up on discipline, especially for black students: WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Wednesday pressed the nation's schools to abandon what it called overly zealous discipline policies that send students to court instead of the principal's office. Even before the announcement, school districts around the country have been taking action to adjust the policies that disproportionately affect minority students. Attorney General Eric Holder said problems often stem from well intentioned "zero-tolerance" policies that can inject the criminal justice system into school matters. "A routine school disciplinary infraction should land a student in the principal's office, not in a police precinct," Holder said. But it's about race, too, the government said in a letter accompanying the new guidelines it issued Wednesday. "In our investigations, we have found cases where African-American students were disciplined more harshly and more frequently because of their race than similarly situated white students," the Justice Department and Education Department said in the letter to school districts. "In short, racial discrimination in school discipline is a real problem." More...
