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Broward schools have severed ties with the youth leadership program Latinos in Action, fearing a continued partnership could jeopardize $30 million in federal dollars.

The contract for the program, which included both elective classes and after-school clubs in high schools, will terminate on Dec. 31, following action taken by the School Board at a Nov. 18 meeting. The termination comes despite pleas by students, advocates and some local members of Congress to fight for the program.

The board’s reason for termination stemmed from a letter Superintendent Howard Hepburn received Sept. 24 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. The letter alleged that Latinos in Action violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,

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