PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona’s top education official says she is disappointed with a judge’s decision to permanently block an ethnic studies ban that dismantled a popular Mexican-American studies program.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas said in a statement Friday the law was to prevent taxpayer money from funding classes that “promote the overthrow of the United States government or promote resentment towards a race or class of people.”
She plans to meet with lawmakers to discuss a legislative remedy.
A federal judge ruled the 2010 law had discriminatory intent and issued a final judgment Wednesday prohibiting education officials from enforcing the measure.
Douglas was named as a defendant when she was elected last year.
Opponents of the law say the classes kept students more engaged and improved their academic performance.
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