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District of Columbia Public Schools Finally Signs Office for Civil Rights Resolution Agreement After Findings of Extensive Discrimination…
March 18, 2026, OCR warned enforcement could follow if DCPS didn’t agree to OCR's resolution agreement. Almost three months later, DCPS signed.
Jul 2
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Callie Oettinger
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Office for Civil Rights Agreement Requires Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland to Review Cafeteria Restraint and Possible FAPE…
OCR raised concerns after a teacher unaware of a student’s 504 plan repeatedly removed his hood, held his body and arm, and staff didn’t use required…
Jul 2
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Callie Oettinger
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Office for Civil Rights Addresses 2017 Complaint, Raises Concerns After Howell Public Schools (MI) Removed Student Who Has Autism From…
Almost a decade after the complaint was filed, OCR resolution agreement requires staff training on Section 504, Title II, FAPE, discipline, and…
Jul 1
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Callie Oettinger
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OCR Isn’t Moving to DOJ. DOJ’s Enforcement Role Is Growing.
ED’s Kansas announcement shows what the new OCR-DOJ partnerships may look like when schools refuse voluntary compliance.
Jul 1
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Callie Oettinger
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June 2026
Office for Civil Rights Requires Little Lake City School District (CA) to Address Discrimination and Denial of FAPE
Resolution agreement between OCR and LLCSD requires readmission, a Section 504 review, possible compensatory services, and staff training.
Jun 25
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Callie Oettinger
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U.S. Department of Education Reissues Nebraska Department of Education DMS Report with Seven IDEA Noncompliance Findings
OSEP denied NDE's request to reconsider grant conditions, revised timelines for two fiscal findings, and left all seven findings unchanged. One finding…
Jun 25
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Callie Oettinger
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U.S. Department of Education Closes Colorado Department of Education Corrective Actions
More than two years after U.S. Department of Education made 12 IDEA noncompliance findings in 2024, it says CDE has finally satisfied all original…
Jun 25
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Callie Oettinger
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Office for Civil Rights Requires Lowell Public Schools (MA) to Address Elevator, Wheelchair Lift, and Accessible Parking Concerns
Two months after OCR addressed broken-elevator concerns in Springfield Public Schools, it identified similar concerns in LPS involving an elevator…
Jun 18
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Callie Oettinger
Student Who Uses a Letterboard Wins Rare Due Process Case Against Fairfax County Public Schools (VA), Part 5: The Legal Question Isn't…
FCPS questioned the mother and advocate about private emails, but the hearing officer kept the focus where it belonged: whether the student received…
Jun 18
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Callie Oettinger
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Office for Civil Rights Enters into Resolution Agreement with the School District of Phillips (WI) to Review IEP Services and Field Trip…
OCR raises concerns about IEP implementation, service documentation, and field trip exclusion based on grades.
Jun 17
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Callie Oettinger
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Student Who Uses a Letterboard Wins Rare Due Process Case Against Fairfax County Public Schools (VA), Part 4: You Can't Measure What a…
"[Student] was witty, fluid in language, and able to answer questions in detail when appropriately supported...." He is not low-functioning. FCPS’s…
Jun 17
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Callie Oettinger
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Office for Civil Rights Requires Reydon Public Schools (OK) to Revise Valedictorian Policy After Student with IEP was Disqualified
OCR identified disability-discrimination concerns after RPS initially disqualified a student with an IEP from valedictorian consideration, then reversed…
Jun 16
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Callie Oettinger
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