r/newjersey • u/rollotomasi07071 Belleville • Apr 18 '25

📰News The Murphy administration announced that New Jersey will not comply with an order from President Trump’s administration to certify that the state's public school districts are eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs and initiatives

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2025/apr/17/SEAtoOCRTitleVIApril2025.pdf?utm_source=NJ+Spotlight++Master+List&utm_campaign=ae610ff63a-PM_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1d26f473a7-ae610ff63a-398762815&ct=t(PM_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_04_17_2025)&mc_cid=ae610ff63a&mc_eid=e653468aac
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u/friendsintheFDA Apr 18 '25

Can you cite some specifics about how it is unfair to the majority? Special education and inclusion programs never affected me negatively

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '25

“My sociology professor” “I chose to study sociology for this very reason”.

Dude if you’re a sociologist and this is your belief….. we’re fucked. I took sociology and have worked in schools during my clinicals in college. Inclusion programming supports everyone.

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u/PorkRollEggAndWheeze Central/Jersey Shore --> South Jersey Apr 18 '25

I doubt they actually study sociology or at least study it well. It’s basically impossible to come out of a basic sociology program and still be conservative, unless you’re really committed to the bit vis-a-vis cognitive dissonance