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Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed in OCR lawsuit

by kids1stadvocac | May 6, 2025 | Federal

A group of students and parents, represented by the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPAA), filed a motion for preliminary injunction on Friday, May 2, 2025, in the...

LA: State, school district ask judge to end federal scrutiny of New Orleans special education

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | State

The Lens The Louisiana Department of Education and Orleans Parish School Board have asked a federal judge to release them from a decade-old judgment, instituted on behalf of special-education students who weren’t receiving services from charter schools in the early...

Students, additional parents join lawsuit challenging Department of Education’s abandoning of civil rights investigations

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | Federal Archive

On April 10, 2025 multiple parents and students, including COPAA members, from various states across the country have joined a federal lawsuit that seeks to restore the functions of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and reverse...

Court Pauses ED’s DEI Directive Requiring State Certification of Compliance

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | Federal Archive

On April 10, a U.S. District Court required the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to temporarily halt any action related to a directive issued on April 3. The new certification required States to sign an assurance to document that all K-12 schools comply with...

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