As we near the time that President-elect Donald Trump takes office, many are opining on the impact that this will have on workplaces. Trump has made a plethora of promises to corporations: tax cuts; reduced regulations; pro-business leadership in the government enforcement agencies; and repeal of Sarbanes-Oxley, the Dodd-Frank Act and the Affordable Care Act. Employment defense firms are prophesizing decreased government intervention, more leniency from the courts, and significant policy and enforcement shifts, all leading to a dramatic downturn in employment litigation. But is this what the last few weeks have shown us is his effect?

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s recent study, “The Trump Effect: The Impact of The 2016 Presidential Election on Our Nation’s Schools,” the “Trump Effect” has had a profoundly negative impact on schools and students. The report said 90 percent of the 10,000 interviewed teachers, counselors, administrators and others who work in schools believe it will have a long-lasting impact. Twenty-five hundred educators described harassment and bigotry incidents, from swastikas graffiti to actual violence. According to the teachers, in schools with a majority of white students, the targeting and harassment has skyrocketed against immigrants, Muslims, girls, LGBT students, kids with disabilities and anyone who was on the “wrong” side of the election.

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