The Donald Trump administration is aiming to change how schools discipline children and it is causing a major debate among parents.
On 23 April, 2025, Trump issued an executive order, titled ‘Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies’, which promises new guidance for K-12 schools, with the goal of ‘ensuring school discipline policies are based on objective behaviour, not DEI,’ as per a White House executive order.
In a section titled ‘Making America’s Educational Institutions Great Again’, a segment reads: “President Trump prioritises the needs of students, parents, and teachers over the demands of teachers’ unions, ensuring policies serve the interests of American families first.”This order goes against the stances of his predecessors, Democratic presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama before him, extending his sweeping changes to the country’s education system.
