Tell Your Senator: Insist that Betsy DeVos Fight For All Youth or She Isn't Fit to Lead USDOE • Tyler Clementi Foundation

Tell Your Senator: Insist that Betsy DeVos Fight For All Youth or She Isn’t Fit to Lead USDOE

Raise your voice to demand that President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Education Secretary address her history and commit to support for all youth.

January 12, 2017

Betsy DeVos has a long history of working to dismantle public education in favor of charter and voucher schools.

These institutions may offer less protections legally than traditional public schools, when it comes to civil rights and bullying protections. Putting someone in charge of the very agency they have worked to undermine raises serious questions about whether our youth will be safe under her tenure. Ask your senator to ask Betsy DeVos tough questions about her commitment to protecting minority youth, including LGBT youth and her commitment to dedicating resources to bullying prevention and remediation.

Read Jane Clementi's statement about the nomination of Betsy DeVos.

We are calling on you to reach out to your Senators and ask them to demand DeVos confirm a commitment to all youth or fail appointment to the President’s Cabinet: