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Overview
As a public service, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publishes this list of elementary-secondary and post-secondary institutions that are currently under investigation for discrimination involving shared ancestry. OCR updates the list weekly. For the full list of cases under investigation, please see Pending Cases Currently Under Investigation at Elementary-Secondary and Post-Secondary Schools.
Some of the complaints that resulted in OCR opening those investigations, and possibly additional records from those cases, are posted on a Freedom of Information Act library page.
An institution named on this list means that OCR has initiated an investigation of a case concerning that institution. Inclusion on the list does not mean that OCR has made a decision about the case. For more information about OCR’s case processes, please refer to OCR’s Case Processing Manual.
Last Updated: January 14, 2025
Updated every Tuesday
| Institution | Location | Date Investigation Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Beachwood City School District | Beachwood, OH | 01/03/2025 |
| School District of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | 01/07/2025 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY | 12/23/2024 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | 12/03/2024 |
| Port Washington Union Free School District | Port Washington, NY | 11/25/2024 |
| Levittown Union Free School District | Levittown, NY | 11/18/2024 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | 11/12/2024 |
| Montclair Public Schools | Montclair, NJ | 11/07/2024 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | 11/04/2024 |
| Lakeside Union School District | Lakeside, CA | 10/29/2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | 10/24/2024 |
| Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools | West Caldwell, NJ | 10/21/2024 |
| Smithtown Central School District | Smithtown, NY | 10/15/2024 |
| Loyola Law School | Los Angeles, CA | 10/02/2024 |
| Middletown Public Schools | Middletown, CT | 10/01/2024 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | 09/30/2024 |
| The University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | 09/26/2024 |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica, CA | 09/18/2024 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | 09/03/2024 |
| Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District | North Merrick, NY | 08/26/2024 |
| Portland State University | Portland, OR | 08/15/2024 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA | 08/07/2024 |
| Pomona College | Claremont, CA | 08/06/2024 |
| West Contra Costa Unified School District | Richmond, CA | 07/18/2024 |
| Dallas Independent School District | Dallas, TX | 07/15/2024 |
| California State University - Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | 07/10/2024 |
| Lenape Regional High School District | Medford, NJ | 07/02/2024 |
| Medford Township School District | Medford, NJ | 07/02/2024 |
| Berkeley Unified School District | Berkeley, CA | 06/21/2024 |
| Commack School District | Commack, NY | 06/17/2024 |
| Dorchester County Public Schools | Cambridge, MD | 06/13/2024 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | 06/11/2024 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | 06/07/2024 |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | Los Angeles, CA | 05/24/2024 |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica, CA | 05/20/2024 |
| Evanston Township High School District 202 | Evanston, IL | 05/20/2024 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | 05/07/2024 |
| Berkeley Unified School District | Berkeley, CA | 05/07/2024 |
| North East Independent School District | San Antonio, TX | 05/06/2024 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | 05/06/2024 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | 05/02/2024 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | 04/30/2024 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | 04/23/2024 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | 04/22/2024 |
| Montclair School District | Montclair, NJ | 04/22/2024 |
| Central Bucks School District | Doylestown, PA | 04/16/2024 |
| University of Massachusetts – Amherst | Amherst, MA | 04/16/2024 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH | 04/09/2024 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | 04/03/2024 |
| Howard County Public Schools | Ellicott City, MD | 03/25/2024 |
| South Orange - Maplewood School District | Maplewood, NJ | 03/19/2024 |
| University of Hawaii - Manoa | Honolulu, HI | 03/18/2024 |
| Roseville City School District | Roseville, CA | 03/18/2024 |
| Seekonk Public Schools | Seekonk, MA | 03/12/2024 |
| Yonkers Public Schools | Yonkers, NY | 03/11/2024 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney, WA | 03/12/2024 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, IL | 03/05/2024 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | 03/05/2024 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | 03/04/2024 |
| SUNY Rockland Community College | Suffern, NY | 03/04/2024 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | Rockville, MD | 02/26/2024 |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | Amherst, MA | 02/26/2024 |
| Eden Prairie Public Schools | Eden Prairie, MN | 02/27/2024 |
| Chicago Public Schools | Chicago, IL | 02/20/2024 |
| Natick Public Schools | Natick, MA | 02/20/2024 |
| Jefferson Parish Schools | Harvey, LA | 02/13/2024 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA | 02/12/2024 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 02/06/2024 |
| The New School | New York, NY | 02/06/2024 |
| Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN | 02/05/2024 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | 02/05/2024 |
| Edina Public Schools | Edina, MN | 01/30/2024 |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI | 01/29/2024 |
| SUNY Binghamton University | Binghamton, NY | 01/29/2024 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | 01/23/2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | 01/22/2024 |
| Abraham Lincoln University | Los Angeles, CA | 01/22/2024 |
| University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | 01/16/2024 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | 01/16/2024 |
| Oakland Unified School District | Oakland, CA | 01/16/2024 |
| San Francisco Unified School District | San Francisco, CA | 01/12/2024 |
| Teaneck Public Schools | Teaneck, NJ | 01/05/2024 |
| Placentia - Yorba Linda Unified School District | Placentia, CA | 01/03/2024 |
| Seneca School District | Seneca, MO | 01/02/2024 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | 01/02/2024 |
| Lammersville Unified School District | Mountain House, CA | 01/02/2024 |
| University of Virginia - Charlottesville | Charlottesville, VA | 12/29/2023 |
| Newark Public Schools | Newark, NJ | 12/21/2023 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | 12/22/2023 |
| University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | 12/22/2023 |
| University of Illinois - Chicago | Chicago, IL | 12/19/2023 |
| Springfield Public Schools - District 186 | Springfield, IL | 12/18/2023 |
| Chandler Unified District | Chandler, AZ | 12/18/2023 |
| University of Washington - Seattle | Seattle, WA | 12/08/2023 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | 12/08/2023 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | 12/07/2023 |
| Cobb County School District | Marietta, GA | 12/05/2023 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | 12/05/2023 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | 12/05/2023 |
| Union College | Schenectady, NY | 12/05/2023 |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica, CA | 12/04/2023 |
| New York City Department of Education | New York, NY | 11/28/2023 |
| Clark County School District | Las Vegas, NV | 11/21/2023 |
| University of Tampa | Tampa, FL | 11/20/2023 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | 11/16/2023 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | 11/16/2023 |
| Maize Unified School District | Maize, KS | 11/16/2023 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | 11/16/2023 |
| Wilson County Schools | Wilson County, TN | 11/09/2023 |
| Clark County School District | Las Vegas, NV | 10/11/2023 |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH | 09/29/2023 |
| Naples Classical Academy | Naples, FL | 09/21/2023 |
| Atlanta Public Schools | Atlanta, GA | 07/12/2023 |
| Fullerton Elementary | Fullerton, CA | 06/23/2023 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | 06/09/2023 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology | Dickson, TN | 05/30/2023 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | 05/10/2023 |
| Pearl River School District | Pearl River, NY | 05/08/2023 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | 04/04/2023 |
| Catalina Foothills Unified District | Tucson, AZ | 03/29/2023 |
| Baltimore City Public Schools | Baltimore, MD | 03/21/2023 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | 02/09/2023 |
| South Windsor Board of Education | South Windsor, CT | 12/14/2022 |
| Bloomfield Hills School District | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 12/02/2022 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge, MA | 11/16/2022 |
| Fairfax County Public Schools | Fairfax County, VA | 11/03/2022 |
| University of New Mexico - Main Campus | Albuquerque, NM | 10/27/2022 |
| Carroll County Public Schools | Carroll County, MD | 09/07/2022 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | 07/08/2022 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | 06/15/2022 |
| Riverside Brookfield Township District | Riverside, IL | 05/13/2022 |
| Township of Ocean Schools | Ocean Township, NJ | 04/21/2022 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | 04/18/2022 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | 04/18/2022 |
| Carroll Independent School District | Southlake, TX | 11/16/2021 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 05/11/2021 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | 06/19/2020 |
| Bard College | Annandale-On-Hudson, NY | 02/03/2020 |
| Irving Independent School District | Irving, TX | 02/03/2020 |
| University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | 01/03/2020 |
| Cajon Valley Union School District | El Cajon, CA | 10/29/2019 |