• Trump Administration Stops Lowering Standards for Police, Firefighters

    From Leroy N. Soetoro@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 7 00:50:29 2025
    XPost: alt.government.employees, sac.politics, alt.discrimination
    XPost: alt.law-enforcement, alt.firefighters, alt.firefighters

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/02/trump-administration-stops- lowering-standards-for-police-firefighters/

    President Donald J. Trump declared an end to lower standards in the name
    of discriminatory “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives — and the Trump Administration continues to make good on that commitment to
    prioritize merit, not divisive race-based obsessions, in hiring.

    Yesterday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the Department of Justice
    (DOJ) dismissed several Biden-era lawsuits against police and fire
    departments who used race-neutral mechanisms — such as standard aptitude
    tests, physical exams, and credit checks — in their hiring processes, the result of which lowered standards and endangered public safety.

    DISMISSED: United States v. City of Durham (North Carolina)
    The Biden DOJ alleged discrimination because entry-level firefighter
    applicants were required to pass a written exam. The city was required to provide compensation and preferential hiring to applicants who were not
    hired.

    DISMISSED: United States v. Maryland State Police
    The Biden DOJ alleged discrimination because applicants were required to
    pass a written exam and basic physical exam. The agency was required to
    provide compensation and retroactive seniority to applicants who were not hired.

    DISMISSED: United States v. Cobb County (Georgia)
    The Biden DOJ alleged discrimination because firefighter applicants were required to complete a written exam and credit check. The county was
    required to provide compensation and preferential hiring to applicants who
    were not hired.

    DISMISSED: United States v. City of South Bend (Indiana)
    The Biden DOJ alleged discrimination because police applicants were
    required to pass a written exam and basic physical exam.

    Americans deserve the best of the best keeping them safe — and in the
    Trump Administration, anything less is unacceptable.


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