Emaleigh Valdez

2 months ago | lexology.com | Gabriel Sandoval |Matthew T. Besmer |Aaron O'Donnell |Emaleigh Valdez |Ruth M. Bond |Alexandra Shamash

On February 14, 2025, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (“DCL”) to “clarify and reaffirm the nondiscrimination obligations of schools and other entities that receive federal financial assistance” under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VI”)[1] and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution.[2] The issuance of the February 14th DCL followed several recent...