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**Overview**Below is a list of historical documents previously issued by the Office for Civil Rights. None of these documents are presently in force or articulate OCR policy. They are provided here for reference purposes. To review current OCR policy, please visit our Policy Guidance Portal at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/frontpage/faq/rr/policyguidance/index.html.

 

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| 2021/01/1401/14/2021 | **OCR Technical Assistance Document Regarding Single-Sex Scholarships, Clubs, and Other Programs**

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- Questions & Answers  PDF     PDF  (599K)    [OCR-000123]   **ARCHIVED**                                        | Title IX                                                                                                |
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| 2020/08/3108/31/2020 | **OCR’s Enforcement of Title IX in Light of *Bostock  v. Clayton County, Ga.***

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- Revised Letters of Impending       Enforcement Action     PDF  (844K)    [OCR-000120]   **ARCHIVED**                        | Title IX                                                                                                |
| 2020/08/2608/26/2020 | **Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual**

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- Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual (Rev. Aug 2020)  PDF   (638K)                                                                                             | Title VI	     Title IX	     Title II ADA/Section 504	     Age	     Boy Scouts	     Retaliation          |
| 2018/04/2404/24/2018 | **School Climate and Safety Issue Brief**

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- School Climate and Safety Issue Brief    PDF   (2.6M) (issued April 24, 2018)   **ARCHIVED**                                                                                 | Title VI							Title IX							Title II ADA/Section 504							Age							Boy Scouts							Retaliation**** |
| 2018/11/1911/19/2018 | **Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual**

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- Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual (Rev. Nov 2018)  PDF   (895.4K)                                                                                           | Title VI							Title IX							Title II ADA/Section 504							Age							Boy Scouts							Retaliation     |
| 2018/03/0503/05/2018 | **Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual**

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- Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual (Rev. March 2018)  PDF   (743K)                                                                                           | Title VI							Title IX							Title II ADA/Section 504							Age							Boy Scouts							Retaliation     |
| 2016/10/1610/14/2016 | **Guidance on Helping Students with Diabetes**

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- Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel  (National Diabetes Education Program)                                                                    | Title VI							Title IX							Title II ADA/Section 504							Age							Boy Scouts							Retaliation     |
| 2016/02/0102/2016    | **Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual**

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- Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual (V1.2 Rev. Feb 2016)  PDF   (850K)                                                                                        | Title VI							Title IX							Title II ADA/Section 504							Age							Boy Scouts							Retaliation     |
| 2015/11/0111/2015    | **Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual**

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- Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual (V1.1 Rev. Nov 2015)  PDF   (851K)                                                                                        | Title VI							Title IX							Title II ADA/Section 504							Age							Boy Scouts							Retaliation     |
| 2015/02/0102/2015    | **Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual**

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- Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual (Rev. Feb 2015)  PDF   (858K)                                                                                             | Title VI							Title IX							Title II ADA/Section 504							Age							Boy Scouts							Retaliation     |
| 2010/08/0108/2010    | **Notice of Nondiscrimination**

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- Pamphlet on Notice of Nondiscrimination (2010)   PDF   (661K)  **ARCHIVED**                                                                                                                 | Title VI							Title IX							Title II ADA/Section 504							Age							Boy Scouts                       |
| 2010/01/0101/2010    | **Office for Civil Rights Case Resolution and Investigation Manual**

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- Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual  (Rev. January 2010)                                                                                         | Title VI							Title IX							Title II ADA/Section 504							Age							Boy Scouts							Retaliation     |
| 2009/01/1301/13/2009 | **Guidance on Assurance of Compliance-Civil Rights Certificate**

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- “Dear Colleague” Letter    PDF   (1.7M)
- Revised Assurance of Compliance -- Civil Rights Certificate  PDF  (106K)                                  | Boy Scouts****                                                                                          |
| 2007/06/2206/22/2007 | **Dear Colleague letter on the 35th anniversary of Title IX**

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- “Dear Colleague” Letter    PDF   (2.34M)                                                                                                               | Title IX****                                                                                            |
| 2005/04/1404/14/2005 | **Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel** (National Diabetes Education Program) 

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- Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel (National Diabetes Education Program) | Title II ADA/Section 504****                                                                            |
| 2005/03/0103/2005    | **User’s Guide to Developing Student Interest Surveys Under Title IX**

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- User’s Guide to Developing Student Interest Surveys Under Title IX    PDF    (1.MB)                                                           | Title IX****                                                                                            |

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