Education Department “Lifting the Pause” on Some Civil Rights Probes, but Not for Race or Gender Cases
A memo to the department’s Office for Civil Rights reveals that the agency will allow “only disability-based discrimination” ...
Trump cuts only school civil rights investigator based in Alabama, leaving families in limbo
A federal investigator who examines civil rights complaints against Alabama schools is the latest target of Trump ...
Kids’ disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
Tylisa Guyton of Taylor, Michigan, filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights on Jan. 20 over her 16-year-old son’s ...
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Maine schools under ‘directed investigation’ by feds over transgender athletes' rights
A Maine high school is under "directed investigation" after President Donald Trump clashed at a meeting with Maine's governor ...
Federal Office for Civil Rights launches investigation into Maine DOE, RSU 51
The Federal Office for Civil Rights is launching an investigation into Maine's Department of Education and a school district ...