On June 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT) announced an Interagency Agreement to establish […]
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Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is a Title IX case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case addresses whether employees of federally funded
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The Dallas Independent School District fired Joe Bravo after six students complained that he made racially insensitive remarks in the classroom. He sued, alleging that the District discriminated against him
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has outlined a set of enforcement priorities tied directly to President Trump’s executive orders, with emphasis on religious‑freedom cases, DEI‑related discrimination, anti‑American bias enforcement, and
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The Texas Education Agency has launched its Educator Misconduct Dashboard, an interactive tool that displays misconduct reports submitted to TEA, investigations conducted by the agency, disciplinary actions taken by the
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Carter v. Dupuy (No. 25‑30213) recently examined a suit alleging a school resource officer used excessive force against a parent in violation of
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On April 21, 2026, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, upheld Senate Bill 10, requiring Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments in
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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal in favor of a Virginia assistant principal, a school resource officer, the school board, and the city after a 13‑year‑old student,
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On March 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concluded that Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of
The case, Kocak v. Harmony Public Schools (No. 25‑50426), arose after Kemal Kocak, a District Manager of Facilities for Harmony Public Schools, was terminated following a workplace altercation. Kocak had
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