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, wheelchair lifts, and accessible parking.

June 1, 2026, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a letter of findings to Lowell Public Schools (LPS) in Massachusetts after investigating a complaint alleging disability discrimination at a LPS school.

OCR styled the complaint as OCR Case No. 01-25-1573 and investigated the following allegation:

“[T]he District is discrimi…