by Press | Apr 4, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and AAUW attended the School Safety and Climate Summit hosted by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos....
by Press | Feb 27, 2018 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced it will seek to delay the implementation of its own regulations combatting racial disproportionality of school discipline among special education students. These “significant disproportionality”...
by Press | Jan 16, 2018 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Tuesday submitted public comments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding harsh school discipline polices that disproportionately impact students of color and students with disabilities. Such policies...