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Documents posted in this reading room were published in the Federal Register or were otherwise made available to the public. Policy and legal interpretations announced in these materials may have been superseded or modified by federal court decisions or by later interpretations of the legal requirements involved. Placement of the document in the reading room does not reflect its importance relative to other OCR documents or to court decisions. The list of OCR documents currently available is not all-inclusive.

 


The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) works to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the Nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws. In working toward this goal, OCR issues:

To access resolution documents created on or after October 1, 2013 click here 

 

For a report of open investigations, please visit our investigations data page:

For a list of selected recent resolutions please see below:

The mission of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights. In accordance with this mission, OCR issues manuals to outline procedures followed by staff.

 

 

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Page Last Reviewed:
October 1, 2024