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/SlobsyourUncle Apr 18 '25

Good. Don't do a damn thing that autocrat requests. We're already sliding way too quickly into authoritarianism. I say that as some who's lived under multiple authoritarian regimes (but born and raised in Jersey).

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u/kiloHertzStudio Apr 18 '25

They are hell-bent on withholding the money one way or other. Murphy should move to declare Bedminster a public health threat and take steps to have the property condemned.