CA Dept. of Education responds as Trump freezes school funds nationwide

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- With conscionable hours' notice, California and different states recovered retired they won't beryllium receiving national wealth for schools.

The Trump medication told the authorities it is holding backmost millions successful backing that doesn't conscionable the President's priorities.

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond said it's illegal to impound the funds.

We spoke with his Chief of Staff David Schapira.

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"They cannot withhold backing from states, from the acquisition systems from students conscionable due to the fact that they privation america to comply with their governmental docket - this was wealth that was appropriated by Congress and the President cannot unilaterally support it from students," Schapira said.

Earlier this month, Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Bloomberg holding backmost backing was an option, pointing to the authorities letting transgender athletes enactment successful girls' and women's sports.

There are a fewer antithetic pots of backing being withheld.

The wealth would person gone toward aft schoolhouse programs - services for English learners, migrants and nonrecreational development.

On Tuesday, Superintendent Thurmond volition clasp a property league astir however important these dollars are.

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"How captious it is that our students person the funds that are meant to payment them and however important it is that we not punish children for states not conforming to the President's governmental ideology," Schapira said.

ABC7 News asked Schapira said what happens next.

"At each crook that the Trump medication has tried this, we person challenged these sorts of actions successful tribunal and person been successful," Schapira said.

The email sent by the United States Department of Education said successful part:

"The Department remains committed to ensuring payer resources are spent successful accordance with the President's priorities and the Department's statutory responsibilities."