Concerns are being raised about the impact of new guidance from the US Education Department. This guidance relates to policies that schools use to address disparities in discipline. The department is urging schools to change their approaches to discipline.

Further details about the guidance and its potential effects are available. The move has prompted worries that it will be more difficult to deal with existing disparities.

The issue of disparities in school discipline has been longstanding, and the new guidance may affect efforts to address it.