The exchange came during a hearing in which the education secretary was defending her department's budget proposal.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in September 2018. By Valerie Strauss Valerie Strauss Reporter covering education, foreign affairs Email Bio Follow March 26 at 1:01 PM Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was asked repeatedly Tuesday by a member of Congress whether she believes schools should be allowed to discriminate against students based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. She did not directly answer.
Pocan was discussing a new report by a public education advocacy group about waste in the U.S. Charter Schools Program.POCAN: Do you think it’s all right for a school to discriminate based on someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity?
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