The suit asks a federal district court in Maryland to ban the department from acting on these threats, saying the letter is an unconstitutional infringement on free speech and a twisting of long-standing antidiscrimination law. It was filed by the American Federation of Teachers, its Maryland affiliate and the American Sociological Association, working with Democracy Forward, which has filed several suits challenging Trump administration actions.
“This Letter is an unlawful attempt by the Department to impose this administration’s particular views of how schools should operate as if it were the law,” the suit says.
An Education Department spokeswoman declined comment on pending litigation.
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