June 3, 2026, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued its resolution letter for OCR Case No. 11-24-1202, a complaint against Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) in Virginia. OCR investigated the following allegation:
“The Complainant alleged that the Division discriminated against the Student on the basis of disability by failing to respond effectively to a report of peer disability harassment, on or around [redacted content].”
OCR found insufficient evidence that PECPS failed to respond effectively to disability-based harassment.
However . . .
OCR did question whether the division considered the bullying’s effects on the student’s education. Was the student still receiving a free appropriate public education (FAPE)?
Before OCR completed its investigation, PECPS expressed interest in resolving the complaint. The district voluntarily signed a resolution agreement with OCR June 2, 2026. The agreement states that it “does not constitute an admission by the Division of a violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II), or any other law enforced by OCR.”
