Education Secretary Betsy DeVos isn't bothering to protect LGBTQ students anymore

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By Lisa Needham -
July 30, 2019

It's a break from the Obama administration, which made a strong commitment to LGBTQ youth.

With Betsy DeVos at the helm, the Department of Education has functionally ceased to investigate complaints brought by LGBTQ students.

According to a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP), the department has wholly undermined the civil rights protections for those students. This stands in stark contrast to the Obama administration, which made a strong commitment to issuing guidance and investigating complaints.

That is all gone now. The department isn't investigating most complaints brought by LGBTQ students. That's particularly true for those brought by trans students. And when the department does investigate, it has become highly unlikely it will require any corrective action on the part of the school.

It isn't as if the Education Department kept this secret. In early 2018, DeVos confirmed the department was no longer investigating complaints from trans students over their right to use the bathroom that conforms to their gender identity.

https://shareblue.com/betsy-devos-education-department-lgbtq-students/

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LGBTQ students aren't the only ones who have fallen victim to DeVos' cruelty. She has been equally awful to students who were ripped off by shady lenders, particularly veterans. She has also pointedly looked the other way when her own department issued a report confirming that racial bias fuels disciplinary procedures in schools.

DeVos is overseeing the dismantling of her department's regulatory functions and happily attacking the most defenseless people her agency is supposed to protect. With that, she's the perfect Cabinet member for the Trump era.


November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.................

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1. DeVos, Like Many Republicans, is Proud of Her Prejudices

She wears them like a badge of honor.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. I used to be part of the AMWAY family....

I had a good gig going. Made some good friends and was building a strong organization with products I truly believed in. It was more about helping people than it ever was about the money.

Then I walked away from it all because I could not handle the political affiliations of Dick and Betsy DeVos. I respected Rich. He was a true Capitalist in the way to help people strive to be their best, not hog all the riches for themselves. It was a different time. I still have his book, Compassionate Capitalism. Apparently Dick and Betsy did not read it.


Nothing good comes to the greedy and uncompassionate. I believe in Karma. What one does in their lives for naught, comes back to haunt them eventually.