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Catherine Rampell@crampell · Dec 11, 2025

According to a new court filing, the Trump admin has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are…

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A Trump administration court filing reveals a six-page list of banned words for Head Start programs, including "disability," "race," "women," and "trauma," with real consequences for tribal programs that can no longer prioritize Native American children or provide trauma-informed instruction.

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    According to a new court filing, the Trump admin has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs. Among censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." (Short 🧵)

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    More pages of that list of words forbidden from being used by Head Start programs:

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    This came out as part of a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration order to exclude certain immigrant children from Head Start aclu.org/cases/washingt…

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    That list has real consequences. Head Start program operated by tribe on Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in violation of Head Start Act. Program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.