DC: DC Schools discriminated against students with disabilities, OCR finds

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 24, 2026 | State

The 74 The District of Columbia Public Schools violated the civil rights of students with disabilities and created an “adversarial system,” that often forces families to sue in order for their kids to receive services, the U.S. Department of Education announced...

ED Finds DC Public Schools Violates Rights of Students with Disabilities

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 24, 2026 | Federal

In a public announcement last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) found that the District of Columbia Public School System (DCPS) has extensively violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Title II...

NCYL Launches ‘The State of Civil Rights for Students and Schools,’ a 50-State Legal Resource for Families and Advocates

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 10, 2026 | Federal

The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) today launched “The State of Civil Rights for Students and Schools,” a free online resource that compiles key education civil rights laws and frameworks from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In...

Ed Department Dismissed 90% Of Civil Rights Complaints Alarming Disability Advocates

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 24, 2026 | Federal

Disability Scoop The U.S. Department of Education dismissed the vast majority of discrimination complaints it received — likely including many based on disability — all while spending millions in an effort to fire staff charged with investigating such cases....

CA: State settles with Sacramento schools over enrollment

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | State

The Center Square California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement Friday with the Sacramento City Unified School District following an investigation into enrollment policies that allegedly discriminated against students. The settlement resolves...