SARASOTA, Fla. (SNN TV) – The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into New College of Florida’s trustees and administration.
This followed a civil rights complaint filed on Aug. 22.
The Herald-Tribune reports the DOE’s Office of Civil Rights said it plans to investigate the college on the basis of disability discrimination. It’ll determine whether the college “excluded qualified persons with disabilities from participation in, denied them the benefits of, or otherwise subjected them to discrimination in its programs, activities, aids, benefits, or services.”
It also plans to investigate whether New College failed to ensure that its communications with individuals with disabilities were as effective as its communications with others.
The civil rights complaint outlined an ongoing trend of discrimination against “protected groups” such as LGBTQ+ students.
New College Board Member Christopher Rufo has called for abolishing the U.S. Department of Education. His social media posts were cited as exhibits in the case.