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#### Publications 

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:
                          - Publications  Click on  publications  for individual OCR publications or use the links below for collections of OCR resources on Supporting Educational Environments Free from Discrimination: 
                          K-12 Schools - ESE 
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Postsecondary Institutions  - PSE 
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                          - Annual Reports
                          - OCR Budget Request
                          - CRDC Data Reports

#### Case Resolutions 

To access resolution documents created on or after October 1, 2013 click 	**here**or enter criteria in the search box below:

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For a report of open investigations, please visit our investigations data page:                         
For a list of selected recent resolutions please see below:                                         - By statute               - Race and National Origin
  - Sex
  - Disability 
- By state                     - Race and National Origin
  - Sex
  - Disability 
Civil Rights Tutorials and Technical Assistance- Civil Rights Tutorials and Technical Assistance

Correspondence -  Congress
-  Stakeholder
-  Federal Entities
-  Other

Exemptions from Title IX - Exemptions from Title IX 

Laws and Regulations - Race and National Origin Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
- Disability Discrimination
- Age Discrimination
- Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act Discrimination
- Federal Register Notices and Regulations

OCR Manuals 
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.
- Office for Civil Rights Case Processing Manual (CPM)
- CRDC User Guide

Pending Cases Currently Under Investigation at Elementary-Secondary and Post-Secondary Schools - Pending Cases Currently Under Investigation at Elementary-Secondary and Post-Secondary Schools
- List of Open Title VI Shared Ancestry Investigations

Policy - Policy Guidance Portal

Testimony - Testimony

Additional Resources - Resources for LGBTQI+ Students
- Under Review
- Rescinded Policy Guidance
- Historical Documents 
- Resources Available in Other Languages
- Civil Rights Coordinator's Data
- Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) *(current data: 2020-21)*
- Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) *(previous data: 2017-18)*
- Civil Rights Tutorials and Technical Assistance
- Interactive Web Conferencing Sessions

 

 

** Some documents are not currently available from this web page but may be requested where either of these icons appears. There is no charge for single copies. Please include your mail address in the request. Other OCR documents that are not currently posted on our web page may be requested using Department of Education Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request procedures.

  Last Modified: 03/26/2024