Kansas lawmakers upset with K-State's continued DEI practices

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - State lawmakers are raising concerns about Kansas State University's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices.

Republican leaders say they received a report that suggests the school is ignoring state law and still has DEI practices in place.

The Kansas Senate majority leader, Chase Blasi, calls it a frustrating situation.

"Earlier this year the legislature passed a new law that prohibited DEI practices on our college campuses, and what is happening is some of these universities are rebranding these programs to do the same things that the legislature has explicitly prohibited," he said. "We're hearing from students and parents who have students at K-State, and they're frustrated; they're upset by some of the programming that's happening there."

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