During the election campaign, the Republican had promised to reshape the US school system
United States President Donald Trump (Republican Party) signed on Wednesday (29.jan.2025) Executive orders to cut federal funding for racial and gender education in schools in the country. For the, this type of curriculum is part of a “indoctrination” of students in ideologies “Antiamericanas”.
Trump also ordered the promotion of parents’ choice in school elections. The guidelines follow the promise of campaign to reformulate the US school system according to a more conservative agenda, according to information released by Washington Post.
“It is my administration’s policy to support parents in the choice and direction of their children’s creation and education”said the president in order. “Many children do not thrive at the government designated and administered by the government.”
During the election campaign, Trump and supporters accused public schools of teaching white children to be ashamed of themselves due to the history of discrimination and slavery against color people in the United States. The order claims, without presenting evidence, that teachers require “acquiescence” to the concepts of “White privilege” or “Unconscious prejudice”.
The decision aims to prohibit schools from using federal funds for curriculum, teacher certification and other measures related to “Ideology of gender or ideology of discriminatory equity”.
“In recent years, however, parents have witnessed schools indoctrinating their children in radical and anti -American ideologies, while deliberately blocked their parents’ supervision.”says the order signed by Trump.
The Order guides the Secretary of Education to present a plan to end the “indoctrination” In schools within 90 days, specifying that the secretary should bind federal funds to find out if schools teach in a way that Trump administration takes advantage.
Another order is directed to the universities where the ones were given in 2024. The measure, which is described as a way to combat anti -Semitism, threatens to revoke student visas from foreign students who participated in the protests.
