DOJ spent more than $100M on 'restorative justice,' DEI measures for K-12 students during Biden presidency

The Biden administration's Department of Justice awarded more than $100 million in grants to promote "restorative justice" and DEI measures, a report found.

Kendall Tietz is a writer with Fox News Digital. 

The DOJ's STOP School Violence Program provides grant money to nonprofits, school districts, and city and state governments in an effort "to increase school safety by implementing solutions that will improve school climate." But, PDE argues that the DOJ actually aims to replace exclusionary discipline with restorative practices and social emotional learning (SEL).

Social emotional learning is advertised as a way to teach students social skills in support of their mental health and emotional well-being, but it has been criticized as a way to implement controversial topics like Critical Race Theory and Gender Theory. As a result, it has become a point of contention among parents, teachers and politicians who advocate for a strong academic emphasis at school and against classroom discussions that they feel should be left up to parents' discretion at home.