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Office for Civil Rights

Link: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/

The Office for Civil Rights is the main governmental office for the enforcement of Civil Rights laws, such as those that protect us against discrimination based on race, national origin (commonly understood as language) and sex. They have the power to withhold funds to schools and school districts who do not comply with Civil Rights laws, although to date they have not withhold funds from any violator. State Department of Education uses to have Title IV offices that helped schools stay in compliance with Civil Rights laws, but these offices were closed in the mid-1990s. Regional Equity Assistance Centers still provide training and resources. Information and assistance with discrimination issues may also be obtained through regional OCR offices. See the Reading Room for many online publications about discrimination on schools. The OCR site also has a pamphlet on how to file a discrimination case, race harassment resources, and a FAQ list. Many summaries of relevant court decisions and self-evaluation guidelines for schools and school districts are available.

• Cataloged: 2003-01-11
• Contributor: mailto:[email protected]
• Author/Creator: Office for Civil Rights
• Publisher: Office for Civil Rights
• Rights: Office for Civil Rights
• Source: Office for Civil Rights
• Resource Availability: 200 OK

This resource is cataloged under:

• Beneficiary: Global: National Organizations
• Beneficiary: Individual: Administrators
• Beneficiary: Individual: College / University Instructors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Curriculum Supervisors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Educational Support Personnel
• Beneficiary: Individual: General Public
• Beneficiary: Individual: Librarians
• Beneficiary: Individual: Parents
• Beneficiary: Individual: Policy-Makers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Student Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Supervisors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teacher Educators
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers: Elementary School Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers: Middle School Teachers
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Business and Industry
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Higher Education
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Teacher Preparation Programs
• Beneficiary: Region: Community and Other Resources
• Beneficiary: Region: Professional Associations
• Beneficiary: Region: State Departments of Education
• Beneficiary: Work group: Family
• Educational Type: Best practice
• Educational Type: Collection
• Language: English
• Learning Type: Narrative Text
• Network/channel: Equity
• Network/channel: Equity: Race / Multicultural
• Resource Type: Collection
• Resource Type: Text

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