Pennsylvania officials have complied with the Trump administration’s directive to certify that schools conform with antidiscrimination laws, but told districts they don’t need to change any DEI practices, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday, April 3 that state education agencies (SEAs) have 10 days to certify that schools are complying with antidiscrimination laws and have no “illegal DEI practices” in order to continue receiving federal funding.

On Wednesday, Carrie Rowe, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, said in a letter that while “certain DEI practices” may violate federal law, the U.S. Department of Education “did not identify those practices or define ‘illegal DEI.‘”

Rowe said there were “no federal or state laws generally prohibiting efforts relating to diversity, equity, or inclusion,” and said that federal courts had rejected similar requests for compliance with “such nebulous concepts.”

On Wednesday, Governor Josh Shapiro of Abington said he is “very concerned” about the Trump administration’s threats to withhold federal funding from state schools because of DEI practices. The same day, Pennsylvania education officials told the Trump administration that the state “certifies that it has and will continue to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as required by law and by the various grant agreements and programs under which the department and its local education agencies (LEAs) receive federal funds.”

Pennsylvania’s acting deputy secretary of education, Angela Fitterer issued the letter below: