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Solicitor: district received federal Title VI attestation request tied to recent Supreme Court case; no board action requested
Summary
Solicitor counseled the board that on April 3 a federal attestation request referencing Title VI and the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard decision was received; the Pennsylvania Department of Education indicated the state would comply and no board action was requested at this time.
Solicitor Mister Repack informed the board that on April 3 every state — and thereby districts operating under state pass‑through federal funding — received a federal attestation request related to Title VI and the Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
“We were given 10 days to attest to that,” the solicitor said, and he added that the Pennsylvania Department of Education responded on behalf of the state indicating compliance with federal law. The solicitor emphasized the district’s heavy reliance on federal funds for student services such as mental health assessments and said the board should be aware of the request but that no board action was being sought at the meeting.
When asked whether a separate lawsuit filed by Governor Shapiro affected the funding, the solicitor said he was not aware of any direct link and that the attestation appears related primarily to postsecondary admissions and institutional practices but could have pass‑through implications for K‑12 because of how funding flows through the states.
The solicitor said the district’s guidance would be to comply with Title VI requirements and that, if necessary, the district could attest without harming its federal funding status. Board members asked clarifying questions; no vote or formal direction was taken.
