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**Overview**			Below is a list of former policy guidance which  has been rescinded by the Office for Civil Rights. 

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| 2017/09/2209/22/2017 | **Office for Civil Rights Withdraws Guidance on Sexual Violence and Issues Q&A on Campus Sexual Misconduct**

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- "Dear Colleague" Letter    PDF  (314K)   **RESCINDED**
- Q&A on Campus Sexual Misconduct    PDF  (149K)    **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | Title IX                                    |
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| 2016/06/1506/15/2016 | **Guidance on Gender Equity in Career and Technical Education**

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-  Dear Colleague Letter  PDF (590.96K)**RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | Title IX                                    |
| 2016/05/1305/13/2016 | **Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students**

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-  Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students PDF (1.70M)**RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2017/02/2202/22/2017 | Title IX                                    |
| 2015/04/2404/24/2015 | **Guidance on Obligation of Schools to Designate a Title IX Coordinator**

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- “Dear Colleague” Letter     PDF  (351K)  **RESCINDED** 
- En español (Spanish)  PDF (59.09K)  **RESCINDED**
- Letter to Title IX coordinators    PDF  (298K)   **RESCINDED** 
- Title IX Resource Guide    PDF  (501K)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | Title IX                                    |
| 2015/01/0701/07/2015 | **Letter to Emily Prince from James A. Ferg-Cadima, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Education**

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- “Dear Colleague” Letter    PDF  (918.60K)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2017/02/2202/22/2017 | Title IX                                    |
| 2014/05/1405/14/2014 | **Guidance on Charter Schools**

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- “Dear Colleague” Letter     PDF  (171K)    **RESCINDED**
- En español  (Spanish)    PDF  (186K)     **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | Title VI                                    |
| 2014/04/0104/29/2014 | **Questions and Answers about Title IX and Sexual Violence**

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- Questions and Answers     PDF  (867K)  **RESCINDED**
- Know Your Rights about Title IX and Sexual Violence (April 2014)    PDF  (551K)  **RESCINDED**    - En español  (Spanish)    PDF  (551K)  **RESCINDED**
  - 情況說明書  (Trad. Chinese)    PDF  (338K)  **RESCINDED**
  -  한국어  (Korean)    PDF  (272K)  **RESCINDED**
  -  Việt-ngữ  (Vietamese)    PDF  (236K)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2017/09/2209/22/2017 | Title IX                                    |
| 2011/01/1101/11/2012 | **Dear Colleague Letter on MOA Program Documentation Requirements for On-Site Reviews in Letters of Findings**

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- “Dear Colleague” Letter    PDF  (675.4K)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2020/02/0602/06/2020 | Methods of Administration                   |
| 2011/05/0604/04/2011 | **Dear Colleague Letter: Sexual Violence**

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- "Dear Colleague" Letter    PDF  (245K)  **RESCINDED**    - En español  (Spanish)    PDF  (968K)  **RESCINDED** 
- Fact Sheet about Dear Colleague (April 2011)    PDF  (368K)  **RESCINDED**    - En español  (Spanish)    PDF  (368K)  **RESCINDED**
  - 情況說明書  (Trad. Chinese)    PDF  (374K)  **RESCINDED**
  -  한국어  (Korean)    PDF  (431K)  **RESCINDED**
  - Tagalog   (Tagalog)    PDF  (160K)  **RESCINDED**
  -  Việt-ngữ  (Vietamese)    PDF  (161K)  **RESCINDED** 
- Know Your Rights (April 2011)    PDF (143K)  **RESCINDED**    - En español  (Spanish)    PDF  (178K)  **RESCINDED**
  - 情況說明書  (Trad. Chinese)    PDF  (493K)  **RESCINDED**
  -  한국어  (Korean)    PDF  (434K)  **RESCINDED**
  - Tagalog   (Tagalog)    PDF  (187K)  **RESCINDED**
  -  Việt-ngữ  (Vietamese)    PDF  (175K)  **RESCINDED**                                            | 2017/09/2209/22/2017 | Title IX                                    |
| 2009/01/0801/08/2009 | **Guidance on Equitable Access to, Participation in, and Administration    of Public School Choice under ESEA (as amended by the No Child Left Behind    Act)**

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- “Dear Colleague” letter     PDF  (4.8M)   **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | Title VI                                    |
| 2006/01/2501/25/2006 | **Guidance on Sexual Harassment Issues**

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-  “Dear Colleague” Letter     PDF  (1.35M)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | Title IX                                    |
| 2005/08/0808/08/2005 | **Dear Colleague Letter on MOA Program Targeting Plan Requirements**

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- "Dear Colleague" letter    PDF  (313.5K)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2020/02/0602/06/2020 | Methods of Administration                   |
| 2004/08/0408/04/2004 | **Title IX Grievance Procedures, Postsecondary Education**

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- “Dear    Colleague” Letter  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | Title IX                                    |
| 2004/04/2604/26/2004 | **Dear Colleague Letter on Title IX Grievance Procedures, Elementary and  Secondary Education**

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- “Dear    Colleague” Letter  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | Title IX                                    |
| 2001/03/3003/30/2001 | **Letter of March 30, 2001 to John W. Bowen, School Board Attorney for Pinellas County School Board, Largo, Florida**

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- Letter of March 30, 2001 to John W. Bowen, School Board Attorney for Pinellas County School Board, Largo, Florida  PDF     (3M) **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | ADA Title II / Section 504                  |
| 2001/01/1901/19/2001 | **Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance: Harassment of Students by    School Employees, Other Students, or Third Parties**

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- Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance: Harassment of Students by School Employees, Other Students, or Third Parties    PDF  (181K)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | Title IX                                    |
| 2000/12/0112/2000    | **The Use of Tests as Part of High Stakes Decision-Making for Students: A Resource Guide for Educators and Policy-Makers**

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- OCR Publication  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                 | Title VI

ADA Title II / Section 504        |
| 2000/08/0908/2000    | **2000 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report**

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- 2000 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                 | Title VI Title IXADA Title II / Section 504 |
| 2008/05/0105/2000    | **Applying Federal Civil Rights Laws to Public Charter Schools: Questions and Answers**

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- OCR Publication  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                 | Title VI Title IXADA Title II / Section 504 |
| 1999/01/0101/1999    | **Protecting Students From Harassment and Hate Crime: A Guide for Schools**

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- Protecting Students From Harassment and Hate Crime: A Guide for Schools  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                 | Title VI Title IXADA Title II / Section 504 |
| 1998/12/2812/28/1998 | **Dear Colleague Letter on MOA Program Biennial Compliance Reports**

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- "Dear Colleague" letter    PDF  (335K)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2020/02/0602/06/2020 | Methods of Administration                   |
| 1998/06/1006/10/1998 | **Questions That May Be Raised by Prop 227**

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- Questions & Answers    **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                 | Title VI                                    |
| 1997/09/2909/29/1997 | **Guidance on Schools’ Obligation to Include Elementary and    Secondary Students with Disabilities in Statewide Assessment Systems**

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- “Dear Colleague” Letter   **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | ADA Title II / Section 504                  |
| 1996/09/2209/26/1996 | **Revised Procedures for Preparing the Methods of Administration (MOA) Described in the Vocational Education Guidelines**

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- Memorandum of Procedures    PDF  (551K)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2020/02/0602/06/2020 | Methods of Administration                   |
| 1996/07/3007/30/1996 | **“Dear Colleague” Letter to University Counsels on Use of Race in Admissions and Financial Aid**

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- Dear Colleague Letter   **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | Title VI                                    |
| 1990/09/2109/21/1990 | **Letter of September 21, 1990 to the Honorable Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of the State of Wisconsin**

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- Letter of September 21, 1990 to the Honorable Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of the State of Wisconsin    PDF  (1.1M)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | ADA Title II / Section 504                  |
| 1990/07/2707/27/1990 | **Letter of July 27, 1990, to Robert S. Peterkin, Superintendent of Schools, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with attachment**

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- Letter of July 27, 1990, to Robert S. Peterkin, Superintendent of Schools, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with attachment    PDF  (4.7M)  **RESCINDED**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | ADA Title II / Section 504                  |