Section 504

Recent OCR School Service Animal Cases

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This post will provide a summary overview of several recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolutions involving students...

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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that a Charter School in Colorado should have noticed when a student with...

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In Sutherlin v. Independent School District No 40 of Nowata County Oklahoma 113 LRP 20535 (N.D. Okla. 05/13/13), the U. S.

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Last week the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)...

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In South Monterey County (CA) Joint Union High School District 112 LRP 28705 (OCR 2012), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)...

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Last Friday, January 25, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a formal guidance to clarify the 504 responsibility of...

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In People of the State of Illinois v Illinois High School Athletic Association, 59 IDELR 153 (N.D. Ill 2012), the Office of the...

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A Massachusetts School District violated a student's 504 Plan by not providing training for staff on how to use an FM sound...

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A Massachusetts School District violated a student’s 504 Plan by not providing training for staff on how to use an FM sound...

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In Cabarrus County (NC) Schs., 59 IDELR 113 (OCR XI, D.C. (NC) 2012), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that a North...