# Discrimination

- U.S. Department of Education Wraps Up Week of Sessions and Actions to Address Alarming Rise of Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Anti-Arab Hate in Schools and Colleges This week, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, Under Secretary James Kvaal, and other U.S. Department of Education (Department) officials held a series of meetings and listening sessions to learn more about the growing concerns of antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Arab, and related forms of discrimination in schools.
- FACT SHEET: The U.S. Department of Education Announces New Tools to Tackle Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Related Forms of Discrimination and Bias In May 2023, President Biden announced the historic U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. This whole-of-government approach represents the most comprehensive and ambitious U.S.
- U.S. Department of Education Reminds Schools of Their Legal Obligation to Address Discrimination, Including Harassment As part of the Biden-Harris  Administration’s continued efforts to take aggressive action to address the  alarming rise in reports of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and other hate-based or  bias-based incidents at schools and on college campuses since the October 7th  Israel-Hamas conflict, today the U.S.
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Resolution of Disability Harassment Investigation of Allegheny Valley School District in Pennsylvania The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil  Rights (OCR) resolved today a disability harassment investigation of the  Allegheny Valley School District in Pennsylvania.
- U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Release Resource on Confronting Racial Discrimination in Student Discipline Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the U.S.
- U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Resolves Investigation of the Removal of Library Books in Forsyth County Schools in Georgia The U.S.
- Readout of Deputy Secretary Marten’s Discussion with Transgender Youth and Their Parents in Honor of Transgender Day of Visibility U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten hosted a  roundtable on Thursday with transgender students who shared their experiences,  alongside their parents, all of whom are faith leaders advocating for their  children and for their communities at large. Five parents and four students,  participated in the event.
- Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education on Transgender Day of Visibility Today, U.S.  Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement on  Transgender Day of Visibility:
- U.S. Department of Education Announces Intent to Strengthen and Protect Rights for Students with Disabilities by Amending Regulations Implementing Section 504 Forty-five years after publication of the regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the landmark disability civil rights law, the U.S. Department of Education announced plans to gather public input on possible amendments to those regulations in order to strengthen and protect the rights of students with disabilities.
- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Reaches Agreement to Resolve Restraint and Seclusion Compliance Review of Michigan’s Huron Valley Schools The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today resolved a compliance review of the Huron Valley Schools near Detroit.
- Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Opens Investigations in Five States Regarding Prohibitions of Universal Indoor Masking Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened directed investigations in five states exploring whether statewide prohibitions on universal indoor masking discriminate against students with disabilities who are at heightened risk for severe illness from COVID-19 by preventing them from safely accessing in-person education.