School officials in Southlake, Texas, are refusing to negotiate w/ the feds to resolve four student civil rights violati [View all]

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NEW: School officials in Southlake, Texas, are refusing to negotiate w/ the feds to resolve four student civil rights violations.

The district argues, in part, that the Supreme Court's overturning of Chevron limits the Education Department's power to enforce civil rights laws.

The district's full letter to Education Department lawyers can be read here: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1722897358/southlakecarrolledu/uxuwicvi2rn5niu2z38y/ResponseLtrtoOCRsigned08052024.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawEeSCVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHcOV6g0oOxrXnarveXd-vrdsTFovupw8G94mrvpXIhNoF1jVHCuNUINWAA_aem_Nb0H2J1uoVOfGadmZZfBcA

And here is the district's statement on the cases: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1722897077/southlakecarrolledu/stkalikhninewz1jlnlu/Aug5BoardStatementonOCR.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawEeSCdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSEMqVka2j6-S_1VNk-xhaauAVsaWTN5P_xQxvSd1KLgdMVB6vwex_vf3A_aem_jFeweR1tdLJLmv9kmTqrPw

Our story from May: Feds find civil rights violations in Southlake, Texas, schools

Feds find civil rights violations in Southlake, Texas, schools, students' lawyers say

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