In a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights confirmed an investigation had been opened into the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.Education advocacy organization Parents Defending Education filed a complaint with the OCR in May, alleging the school's"Step Up to STEM" summer program discriminates on the basis of race by only seeking applications from black, Hispanic, and Native American students.
The program is aimed at honing the math, science, technology, and communication skills of rising ninth and 10th graders, but the program was"open by application to eighth grade African American, Hispanic American, and Native American students who live in North Carolina."
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