Seattle Defends ‘White Privilege’ Conference Trip

Federal authorities question district’s spending on meeting.

Did the Seattle school district err when it used federal money to send 20 high school students to a “white privilege” conference in Colorado last month?

U.S. Department of Education officials want to know whether the $8,500-plus spent on the trip April 18-21 violated federal law or regulations.

Department spokeswoman Elaine Quesinberry said officials are asking whether the expenditure was part of—and was consistent with—the district’s federal...

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