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Biden admin suspends probe into school allegedly segregating students by race; Rep. Owens blasts decision
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The U.S. Department of Education suspended an investigation that found students and faculty at an Illinois school were discriminated against through the use of racial "affinity groups," Fox News has learned.
The school district was reported as using racial "affinity groups" and other alleged practices in an attempt to combat discrimination and "White privilege" by segregating students and staff based on their race. The practice was determined to be discriminatory by the Trump-era Education Department. The Evanston-Skokie School District confirmed to Fox News that the investigation had been put on ice. "In January, the proceedings were suspended by OCR pending its reconsideration of the case in light of the executive orders on racial equity issued by President Biden," a spokesperson for the school district told Fox News. "At this time, there is no final decision in place."More Related News