‘No Exceptions’: Pentagon Schools Defy Hegseth by Renaming DEI Efforts

In preparation for Donald Trump’s second presidency, the Pentagon’s school system attempted to conceal its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts under a different name.

The Department of Defense Education Activity agency renamed social-emotional learning as “resilience,” according to a Jan. 6 meeting recording obtained by The Daily Signal.

During his first two weeks in office, Trump issued executive orders prohibiting radical gender ideology, critical race theory, and diversity, equity, and inclusion instruction from federally funded American education.

That includes schools on military bases run by the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity, which operates 161 schools across 11 foreign countries and in seven U.S. states and two territories, and serves more than 67,000 military-connected students.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made it clear that he would enforce the president’s ban on DEI at the Department of Defense.

“The Pentagon will comply, immediately,” Hegseth said. “No exceptions, name-changes, or delays.” (Read more from “‘No Exceptions’: Pentagon Schools Defy Hegseth by Renaming DEI Efforts” HERE)

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