The Federal School Discipline and Climate Coalition (FedSDC) released What Does and Doesn’t Work: Myths and Facts About School Discipline and Disproportionality to support schools in their efforts to use evidence-based practices. A press advisory issued alongside the brief condemned the Department of Education’s August 18 Dear Colleague Letter that encourages States and districts to replace proven effective practices with those that promote harsh and discriminatory punishment and exclusion. FedSDC co-founder Chris Scott noted, “The guidance advances a false narrative that distorts the purpose of civil-rights protections and misrepresents equity efforts as threats to safety, rather than essential tools for ensuring fair treatment for every student. This gross manipulation of policy will harm Black and Brown students, youth, and children.” COPAA is a member of FedSDC and collaborates on policy and advocacy focused on improving student safety, advancing civil rights protections, and ending discrimination of Black and Brown students in schools.