By Laura Meckler Laura Meckler Reporter covering national education policy and trends, and the Education Department Email Bio Follow March 28 at 1:09 PM Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday her department has not begun implementing an Obama-era regulation designed to ensure children of color are not disproportionately punished or sent to special-education classrooms, despite a court order.
Published in the final days of the Obama administration, the rules were supposed to have taken effect in 2018. DeVos moved last summer to delay them for two years. The court decision, issued March 7, was a rebuke of her action. Sen. Chris Murphy pressed DeVos on the matter at a hearing Thursday to review her agency’s budget request for 2020. He asked whether she was implementing the rule, as directed.
Nasty snob. Resign BetsyDeVosED
Very sad that these type of people with this kind of character are in government. To stand there and ignore the reporters questions with that nasty smirk on her face like a spoiled 10 yr old? She should resign immediately. adamschiffshouldstay sheshouldgo!
Thus woman, like many in Trump’s lawless Administration, think they are above the law! Just because her family got away with a pyramid scheme for years with Amway, she thinks she can get away with this. Let’s show her how wrong she is.
America boycott AMWAY!!
She doesn’t know what she’s doing
I want to see her jailed for contempt so badly. Just overnight. The rule of law must prevail.
Special education,residents of puerto rico, immigrants, people of color, people who don't know the words to the theme from deliverance,people who have an education greater than 5th grade will not be part of the master race in the coming 4th reich according to herr trump
rhonda_harbison The damage that BetsyDeVosED has done to public education since her appointment is terrifying.
She still thinks she's right. That's what happens when a dingbat tries to think
Answer me this liberals. How do you balance a budget with making cuts?
Special education and special Olympics should be private funded.
Lock 'er up!
IStandWithSchiff Speak4thePeople BetsyDevosHatesSpEdKids
The GOP has determined that the Trump administration is in fact above the law. How are they going to roll that back when the Dems are in the WH.
IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS SEPPUKU?
DeVos you need to draw a door and walk out of it with no return because whatever mind. That you use to have it just deteriorated to the floor with no guts. Not even caring about special education children or students in general. You disgust the American people sickening you are
Poor dear. Why is she putting herself through this? Let someone more appropriate for the job have the paycheck.
Nothing BetsyDeVosED wants to do to our children's education should be considered. She is as unqualified as Trump. Protect children. Shun Betsy. VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare
She is absolute trash.
Well (!) what’s it going to be GOP ‘Lady’ ... going to continue with your ‘eugenetica’ program? What a way to make USA 🇺🇸 ‘great’ again...really...
hey BetsyDeVosED you have NO options. The court ordered you to comply. I know this admin. things it is above court orders however you really aren't. What ever judge issued the order should hold you in contempt and let you spend some time in jail.
Eklangelical power in GOP FOX world is crimes against humanity-lite.
Forget simply unqualified & overwhelmed, this woman is an objectively awful human being.
This CREATURE: DeVos, should immediately be removed from her position! The only thing she considers when making her inhuman decisions, is how best NOT to spend money for people who need it the most!
Call her Cruella DeVos now.
How about a simple contempt-of-court citation?
Her smiling, ignorant, and blissfully clueless face just makes me so angry.
There is nothing that impedes this administration. Congress says no, they do it anyway. The Judiciary issues a court order, they ignore it. A dictatorship in the making!
Clearly BetsyDeVosED was hired to STOP public education, and ensure that only rich people can go to school, thus give ALL future control to the aristocracy. How can even ONE average-income American NOT get that? A billionaire should NEVER be POTUS.
Can’t these people be arrested for contempt?
She even resembles Cruella DeVille, doesn't she?
You must be kidding. Despite what I said earlier today, I now firmly believe DeVos is a serious candidate for resignment
What was that final command of the party? Don't trust your own eyes and ears? Something like that
Well at least she knows she's a piece of crap, that's the first step
Wait, a cabinet member who hasn't been fired or quit?
The small power of small people ..
Special Education is the enemy of the people.
Too busy floating on yachts to do the people’s business
Nice to be able to smile throughout the entire hearing knowing full well what her agency is about to do to millions of special needs kids. Just like her boss.....
Because I am evil incarnate.