Office for Civil Rights Opens Disability-Discrimination Investigation into New Home Independent School District in Texas

NHISD accused of cutting essential special education program, busing children miles from home without any individualized determination, and denying students equal access to educational programs.

April 15, 2026, U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it opened a disability‐discrimination investigation into the New Home Independent School District (NHISD) in Texas.

According to the agency’s press release, the district voted to discontinue its Elementary Life Skills program for the 2026‑2027 school year, t…