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Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

Letter to Borucki

The letter addresses obligations to provide special education services to uncooperative students with handicaps, emphasizing the requirement to offer a free appropriate public education (FAPE) regardless of cooperation. It advises possible reevaluation of individualized education programs (IEPs) and warns against discontinuing services for lack of cooperation. It highlights the need to comply with procedures and mandates FAPE for all eligible students with handicaps to avoid legal consequences and funding loss.

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Today the Department of Education’s (Department) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a new Dear Colleague Letter reminding schools of their legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to provide all students, including students who are or are perceived to be Jewish, a school environment free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics. OCR is releasing this Dear Colleague Letter as part of the Department’s launch of an Antisemitism Awareness Campaign. Read the Letter Here

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

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Today the Department of Education’s (Department) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a new Dear Colleague Letter reminding schools of their legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to provide all students, including students who are or are perceived to be Jewish, a school environment free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics. OCR is releasing this Dear Colleague Letter as part of the Department’s launch of an Antisemitism Awareness Campaign. Read the Letter Here

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Office of Civil Rights

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Today the Department of Education’s (Department) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a new Dear Colleague Letter reminding schools of their legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to provide all students, including students who are or are perceived to be Jewish, a school environment free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics. OCR is releasing this Dear Colleague Letter as part of the Department’s launch of an Antisemitism Awareness Campaign. Read the Letter Here

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Commentary

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Today the Department of Education’s (Department) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a new Dear Colleague Letter reminding schools of their legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to provide all students, including students who are or are perceived to be Jewish, a school environment free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics. OCR is releasing this Dear Colleague Letter as part of the Department’s launch of an Antisemitism Awareness Campaign. Read the Letter Here

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