Civil Rights Complaints to Education Department Doubled in Past Decade

The complaints include discrimination and sexual harassment allegations at schools and universities.
Civil Rights Complaints to Education Department Doubled in Past Decade
A woman wears a hat that reads "Curb Your Antisemitism" during a rally at George Washington University in Washington on May 2, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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It has been a busy year for the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

During the first nine days of August, the federal agency released reports of alleged anti-Semitic discrimination at Drexel University in Philadelphia, sexual harassment of students in the San Diego Unified School District, and Title IX violations where high school softball players in Minneapolis reported that they were denied equal access to sports facilities, according to the agency’s website.
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.