Executive Order 14280
Reinstating Commonsense School Discipline Policies
Education
Reverses Obama- and Biden-era guidance on school discipline.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Sec. 1 Purpose and Policy
Federal Government will no longer tolerate discriminatory equity-ideology-based school discipline practices.
Sec. 2 Definitions
Behavior modification techniques defined as school discipline policies based on discriminatory equity ideology.
Sec. 3 Ensuring Commonsense School Discipline Policies
Secretary issues new guidance within 30 days, coordinates with governors within 60 days, and submits comprehensive report within 120 days.
Sec. 4 General Provisions
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.
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