/tags/office-for-civil-rights Office for Civil Rights en-US Copyright Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:30:00 GMT /education/2025-03-15/unt-included-in-federal-civil-rights-office-investigation-into-race-exclusionary-practices U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the investigations are an effort to protect students from discrimination. Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:30:00 GMT /education/2025-03-15/unt-included-in-federal-civil-rights-office-investigation-into-race-exclusionary-practices Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle /education/2024-12-06/legal-defense-fund-demand-release-findings-federal-civil-rights-investigation-carroll-isd The Legal Defense Fund and law firm Arnold & Porter are urging the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to release findings from a years-long investigation into civil rights complaints in the Carroll Independent School District. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-12-06/legal-defense-fund-demand-release-findings-federal-civil-rights-investigation-carroll-isd Zara Amaechi /education/2024-08-12/carroll-isd-parent-discrimination-negotiation-hurtful After Carroll ISD declared an impasse in negotiations over trying to settle discrimination claims, a parent said the district wasn’t taking responsibility for failing to keep students safe. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:01:00 GMT /education/2024-08-12/carroll-isd-parent-discrimination-negotiation-hurtful Bill Zeeble /education/2024-08-07/carroll-isd-impasse-federal-civil-rights-investigation Carroll ISD leaders have declared an impasse in negotiations with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, which has been investigating allegations of civil rights violations in the district. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-08-07/carroll-isd-impasse-federal-civil-rights-investigation Bill Zeeble /education/2024-05-15/southlake-parent-groups-urge-carroll-isd-to-amend-civil-rights-violations The groups are calling on Carroll ISD Superintendent Lane Ledbetter to acknowledge the findings of an investigation into complaints of racism and harassment in the district. Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-05-15/southlake-parent-groups-urge-carroll-isd-to-amend-civil-rights-violations Zara Amaechi /education/2024-05-10/department-education-carroll-isd-violated-students-civil-rights-families-attorneys Four complaints of civil rights violations based on sexual orientation, race, and sex have been under investigation in Carroll ISD since 2021 by the Office for Civil Rights. Attorneys for the families say the OCR this week urged the district to resolve those complaints. Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-05-10/department-education-carroll-isd-violated-students-civil-rights-families-attorneys Bill Zeeble /texas-news/2015-11-18/texas-campuses-under-federal-review-over-sexual-assault-investigations The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened three investigations this year into Texas universities — Texas A&M University, the… Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:03:03 GMT /texas-news/2015-11-18/texas-campuses-under-federal-review-over-sexual-assault-investigations Matthew Watkins Texas Tribune /education/2013-12-17/feds-investigate-disciplinary-practices-of-houston-area-school-district In Texas, many students have ended up in court for getting into fights or even cursing. Some have also ended up with criminal records. In 2010, the… Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:43:12 GMT /education/2013-12-17/feds-investigate-disciplinary-practices-of-houston-area-school-district Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom