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Crowley ISD board amends CH(Local) policy after federal Title VI guidance; trustees cite risk to federal funds
Summary
The Crowley ISD Board approved revisions to board policy CH(Local) to align with federal Title VI requirements after staff said the district risked losing roughly $22 million in federal funds; discussion included legal guidance from staff and several trustees before a unanimous vote.
The Crowley Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously April 24 to revise board policy CH(Local) to align with federal nondiscrimination requirements under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, board counsel told trustees.
The board acted after district legal staff and administrators warned that the U.S. Department of Education had issued a certification letter reinforcing federal nondiscrimination rules and that language in the district's purchasing policy could be construed as inconsistent with that guidance. Board counsel and the superintendent told trustees federal program funding would be at risk if the…
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