Betsy DeVos should reverse Obama’s failed school discipline policy

By Natalie Goodnow, Will Flanders

Published October 26, 2017 4:01am ET

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Betsy DeVos should reverse Obama’s failed school discipline policy — A Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty study shows Obama-era policy contributed to a decrease in suspensions in Wisconsin public schools, subverted local control over disciplinary policies, and made schools and teachers less safe. (iStock photo) | Ableimages

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made headlines in June when she reversed former President Barack Obama’s policy regarding transgender bathrooms, for which he had issued via a “guidance” letter. Obama had used this tactic to expand federal control over state governments.

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