Education

Justice Department Settles with North Carolina School District to Provide Equal Opportunities to English Learner Students - June 17, 2021 (Español) (Agreement)

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Arizona School District to Protect English Learner Students- April 16, 2021 (Español) (Press Release)

Charleston County, South Carolina School District Agrees to Provide Language Access for Limited English Proficient Parents - March 2, 2021 | Settlement Agreement: English | Español

United States Reaches Settlement with Federal Way Public Schools to Resolve Student Complaints of Harassment on the Basis of Religion and National Origin- November 12, 2020 (Press Release)

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Toledo Public Schools to Resolve Complaints of Race and Disability Discrimination in Student Discipline- July 31, 2020 (Press Release)

United States Reaches Settlement with Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School of Excellence in Springfield, Massachusetts to Ensure Equal Opportunities for English Learner Students- March 10, 2020 

United States Reaches Settlement with Arlington, Virginia Public Schools to Ensure Equal Opportunities for English Learner Students- June 3, 2019 (Press Release)

Pennsylvania Department of Education Agrees to Resolve Federal Civil Rights Investigation into Complaints About Alternative Education Programs- March 25, 2019 (Press Release)

United States Reaches Settlement with Adams 12 Five Star School District in Colorado to Ensure Equal Opportunities for English Learner Students- October 3, 2018

United States Reaches Settlement with Providence, Rhode Island Schools to Ensure Equal Opportunities for English Learner Students- August 13, 2018 (Press Release)

United States Reaches Settlement with Union, Oklahoma Public Schools to Ensure Equal Opportunities for English Learner Students- June 26, 2018

United States Reaches Settlement with Westminster, Colorado Public Schools to Ensure Equal Opportunities for English Learner Students- February 28, 2018

United States Reaches Settlement with Horry County, South Carolina Schools to Ensure Equal Opportunities for English Learner Students- August 24, 2017

U.S. Department of Education Announces Resolution of Hazleton, Pa., Area School District Civil Rights Investigation

• Agreement (February 11, 2014)
• Press Release (April 11, 2014)

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with School District of Palm Beach County, Florida. The agreement includes "translation and interpretation services throughout the registration" and "disciplinary process" for ELL students and parents who are LEP- February 26, 2013 (Agreement) (Press Release)

Federal District Court denies Defendant Philadelphia School District's Motion to Dismiss in IDEA, EEOA, and Title VI Language Access Lawsuit Where DOJ Filed a Statement of Interest - November 30, 2016 (U.S. Department of Justice and Education's Statement of Interest - January 25, 2016)

Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Title VI & EEOA Case Alleging National Origin Discrimination by Collier County, Florida School District- September 26, 2016

U.S. Departments of Justice and Education Fact Sheet: Rights of English Leaner K-12 Students Regardless of Parents' Immigration Status  - August 12, 2021 (English | Español | 繁體字 | 简体字 | Tiếng Việt | Soomaaliga | Kreyòl Ayisyen | العربية |  فارسی | پښتو)

U.S. Departments of Justice and Education issued a resource on COVID-19 related bullying and harassment against Asian American and Pacific Islander students. English | မြန်မာစကား (Burmese) | 简体字 (Chinese - Simplified) | 繁體字 (Chinese – Traditional) | Hakha Chin (Hakha Chin)| 日本語 (Japanese) | ကညီကျိာ် (Karen) | ខ្មែរ (Khmer) | 한국어 (Korean) | ພາສາລາວ (Lao) | Tagalog (Tagalog) | ไทย (Thai) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) - June 2021 

Department of Education and Department of Justice Issue Joint Guidance on the Obligations of State Educational Agencies and School Districts to Serve English Language Learners, Pursuant to Title VI and the Equal Educational Opportunities Act - January 7, 2015 (en Español)

• English Learner Dear Colleague Fact Sheets available in: English, Cambodian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
• Limited English Proficient Parent Fact Sheets available in: English, Cambodian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

U.S. Department of Education, Our Nation's English Learners

U.S. Department of Education, Schools' Civil Rights Obligations to English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents

National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL), Glossary of Educational Terms

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