The Federal School Discipline and Climate Coalition (FedSDC) issued a press advisory condemning the Department of Education’s August 18 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that encourages States and school districts to replace proven effective practices with those that promote harsh and discriminatory punishment and exclusion. “This 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 further harm Black and Brown students, youth, and children,” said Christopher Scott, Co-Founder and Convener of FedSDC. Along with the press advisory, FedSDC also 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 to support students, including students with disabilities.