Office for Civil Rights Doubles Publication of Disability Discrimination Cases
For the first time in two weeks, OCR published letters of finding & resolution agreements with AZ, CA, CO, GA, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MS, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA & WA.
After two weeks of silence, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) doubled the number of cases listed within the “Office for Civil Rights Recent Resolution Search” section on its site.
The letters of findings and resolution agreements relate to education agencies in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
Although some of the letters of finding and agreements reflect dates from the last two weeks, the majority reflect dates from January 2025, prior to the new administration moving into office.
Quick Review
Between January and mid-July 2025, OCR failed to post a single disability discrimination resolution within the “Office for Civil Rights Recent Resolution Search” section on its site. The site listed just eight total investigations for 2025—and none addressed disability discrimination.
In early July—without fanfare or explanation—OCR updated its public resolution database, jumping from eight to 53 resolution listings, 35 of which address disability discrimination.
A few days later, the total rose again to 65 investigations, 47 of which focus on disability discrimination.
Insert two weeks of silence here.
Between when I checked the morning of August 7th and the morning of August 8th, OCR doubled the number of cases previously published and made accessible through its site.
The overall total for 2025 went from 65 to 123 cases published. The total for disability discrimination cases went up from 35 to 76.
In addition, the total number of cases from 2024 went from 380 to 386, and the total number of disability discrimination cases went from 277 to 280.
The Good
OCR once again is publishing findings and resolution agreements.
The Bad
OCR still doesn’t issue press releases for every investigation finding or new resolution and letter upload, nor does the site include a “recently added” filter or any clear marker of what's new. This forces families and advocates into a daily scavenger hunt just to monitor federal enforcement of disability rights.
The Ugly
This last batch of updates supports that OCR is not publishing updates in chronological order. Although some of the new documents list dates from the last two weeks, the majority list dates from January 2025—with one from 2024—prior to the new administration stepping into office.
This suggests that there are more letters of finding and resolutions going back at least a year.
There’s no way to tell which of the 2024 cases was most recently published. The only reason I know it went up is because 1) I graphed the yearly numbers a few months ago and 2) I checked earlier this week to see if those numbers changed.
What’s New
For anyone keeping an eye on what was already published, in an effort to identify future additions to the site, the below is for you.
What’s New as of August 8, 2025
Arizona:
Letter and agreement with Saddle Mountain Unified School District entered into January 13, 2025.
Two letters and two agreements with Apache Junction Unified School District entered into January 17, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Greene County Tech School District entered into July 17, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Dierks School District entered into July 18, 2025.
California:
Letter and agreement with Lemon Grove School District entered into January 10, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Mariposa County Unified School District entered into January 16, 2025.
Colorado:
Letter and agreement with Boulder Valley School District entered into July 16, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 entered into July 16, 2025.
Georgia:
Letter and agreement with Delta Steam Academy entered into July 22, 2025.
Kansas:
Letter and agreement with Oakley U.S.D. 274 entered into July 24, 2025.
Louisiana:
Letter and agreement with Southern University and A&M College entered into January 2, 2025.
Maryland:
Letter and agreement with Prince George’s County Public Schools entered into January 14, 2025.
Massachusetts:
Letter and agreement with Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District entered into January 8, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Bunker Hill Community College entered into January 13, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Emmanuel College entered into January 17, 2025
Michigan:
Letter and agreement with Coor Intermediate School District entered into January 17, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Plymouth-Canton Community Schools entered into April 3, 2025.
Mississippi:
Letter and agreement with Hinds Community College entered into January 16, 2025.
Nevada:
Letter and agreement with Legacy Traditional School-SW entered into March 5, 2025.
New Jersey:
Letter and agreement with Andover Regional School District entered into January 17, 2025.
New York:
Letter and agreement with Yonkers Public Schools entered into January 8, 2025.
Letter and agreement with New York City Department of Education entered into January 16, 2025.
Ohio:
Letter and agreement with Cuyahoga Community College entered into January 16, 2025. *Neither of the links go to live documents.
Letter and agreement with Bay Village City School District entered into March 5, 2025.
Oklahoma:
Letter and agreement with Muskogee Public Schools entered into July 30, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Yale Public Schools entered into July 25, 2025.
Oregon:
Letter and agreement with Linn-Benton Community College entered into July 29, 2025.
Pennsylvania:
Letter and agreement with Muhlenberg College entered into January 17, 2025.
Texas:
Letter and agreement with Dallas Independent School District entered into July 31, 2025.
Virginia:
Letter and agreement with Fairfax County Public Schools entered into January 16, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Lee County Public Schools entered into January 17, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Stafford County Public Schools entered into January 19, 2025.
Washington:
Letter and agreement with Wenatchee Valley College entered into January 10, 2025.
What’s New as of July 17, 2025
The following popped up between July 14 and 17, 2025:
Arizona:
Letter and agreement with Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, entered into July 14, 2025, covering three separate complaints. There are three listings—one for each complaint—but one letter and one agreement covers all three.
Colorado:
Letter and agreement with Poudre School District entered into July 7, 2025
Letter and agreement entered into July 16, 2025, with Boulder Valley School District RE-2
Letter and agreement entered into July 16, 2025, with Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8.
Georgia:
Letter and agreement with Georgia College and State University, entered into July 10, 2025.
Nevada:
Letter and agreement with University of Nevada entered into July 9, 2025.
North Carolina:
Letter and agreement with Nash County Public Schools, entered into July 2, 2025
Oregon:
Letter and agreement with McMinnville School District, entered into July 2, 2025
Wyoming:
Letter and agreement with Natrona County School District 1 entered into July 10, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Wyoming BOCES 5 entered into July 14, 2025
What was New as of July 14, 2025
Arizona:
Letter and agreement with Presidio School entered into February 25, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Paradise Valley Unified District entered into March 19, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Basis Prescott Charter School entered into April 14, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Edkey Inc entered into June 11, 2025.
California:
Letter and agreement with Belmont-Redwood Shores School District entered into February 26, 2025
Letter and agreement with San Diego State University entered into May 30, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Tehachapi Unified entered into May 30, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Inglewood Unified entered into June 27, 2025.
Colorado:
Letter and agreement with Mesa Valley School District entered into June 17, 2025.
Florida:
Letter and agreement with Collier County School District entered into March 3, 2025.
Letter and agreement with University of Central Florida entered into April 9, 2025.
Idaho:
Letter and agreement with Bear Lake County School District 33 entered into June 23, 2025.
Iowa:
Letter and agreement with Red Oak Community School District entered into March 23, 2025.
Michigan:
Letter and agreement with Kanawha County School District entered into March 11, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Detroit Public Schools Community District entered into June 24, 2025.
Nevada:
Letter and agreement with Plymouth-Canton Community Schools entered into April 3, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Clark County SD entered into March 26, 2025.
New Jersey:
Letter and agreement with Waldick School District entered into May 27, 2025.
New Mexico:
Two separate letters and agreements with Santa Fe Public Schools entered into May 13, 2025, covering two separate complaints.
Letter and agreement with Aztec Municipal Schools entered into May 20, 2025.
North Carolina:
Letter and agreement with College of the Albemarle entered into June 18, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Central Park School for Children entered into June 24, 2025.
Ohio:
Letter and agreement with Bay Village City School District entered into February 25, 2025.
Letter and agreement with The Ohio State University entered into April 29, 2025.
Oklahoma:
Letter and agreement with Hennessey Public Schools entered into March 4, 2025.
Pennsylvania:
Letter and agreement with Mechanicsburg Area School District entered into February 26, 2025.
Texas:
Letter and agreement with Richardson ISD entered into February 25, 2025.
Washington:
Letter and agreement with Pierce College at Puyallup entered into March 13, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Whatcom International High School entered into June 27, 2025.
Washington, D.C.:
Letter and agreement with Kipp DC Headquarters entered into February 28, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Rocketship Legacy Prep PCS entered into April 28, 2025.
West Virginia:
Letter and agreement with Kanawha County School District entered into March 11, 2025.
Letter and agreement with Berkeley County Schools entered into June 5, 2025.
Wyoming:
Letter and agreement with Lincoln County School District 2 entered into March 19, 2025.