Race-Based Bullying

At a tranquil pond on Cape Cod this summer, a white teenager invoked George Floyd’s name. But it wasn’t to support the Black Lives Matter movement — it was to torment a Black youth, mocking him as his white friend allegedly trying to drown him. Earlier this month, white students at Concord…

Link to educational cases related to race with links to case summaries and important complaints, briefs, settlement agreements, consent decrees, orders, and press releases. The official text of any legal document is the version filed with the clerk of the court.

This fact sheet shares information about protections for all students, including students belonging to any religious group, from discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 based on shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics.

The Boston school system is grappling with a federal lawsuit over its failure to protect students from bullying and retaliation at the now defunct Mission Hill K-8 School, as well as noncompliance with disability and civil rights laws, as the financial and emotional toll from the school crisis…

The Case Processing Manual (CPM) provides OCR with the procedures to promptly and effectively investigate and resolve complaints, compliance reviews, and directed investigations to ensure compliance with the civil rights laws OCR enforces.

Explanation of how the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education handles complaints from the public about students' educational rights and the legal requirements for education.

From the introduction to the guidance: School sports can help students develop leadership and teamwork skills, foster diversity and inclusion, and bring communities together. But achieving these goals takes work. School administrators, athletic directors, coaches, referees and other adult leaders…

Prepared by Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University, American University, and the Anti-Defamation League of New England The goal of this School Hate Crime Resource Guide is to provide information to assist elementary, middle, and high schools in Massachusetts in preventing and…

In this report, the Massachusetts Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) presents its analysis of a 2019-2020 school climate survey of Massachusetts Muslim Youth. The survey was administered to 190 students across the Commonwealth. The purpose of this report is to understand…

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in public and federally funded schools at all educational levels. Title VI protects all students, including Jewish students, from discrimination based on race, color, and national…

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces federal civil rights laws that prohibit schools, colleges, and universities from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age. These laws protect students who are or are perceived to be…

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT) and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforce federal civil rights laws in public and federally funded schools at all educational levels. These laws protect all students, including Asian American,…

The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights announces investigative guidance, under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that has been provided to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Regional Directors on the procedures and analysis that OCR staff will follow when investigating issues of racial…