Arcadia Unified School District SexResolution Agreement • July 22nd, 2013
Contract Type FiledJuly 22nd, 2013On July 24, 2013, the Section and the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights entered into a resolution agreement with the Arcadia Unified School District in Arcadia, Calif., to resolve an investigation into allegations of
RESOLUTION AGREEMENTResolution Agreement • July 22nd, 2013
Contract Type FiledJuly 22nd, 2013The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (“DOJ”) (jointly referred to as the “United States”) investigated a complaint (“Complaint”) filed against the Arcadia Unified School District (“District”), pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000c et seq. (“Title IV”). The Complaint alleged discrimination on the basis of sex against a student in the District (“Student”). The Student is a transgender boy who has consistently and uniformly presented as a boy at school and in all other aspects of his life for several years, as supported by documentation provided to the District by his family. The Student has been known, treated, and accepted as a male by his family, teachers, and classmates. Specifically, the Complaint alleged that the District denied the Student educational opportunities on the basis of sex when, because the S
RESOLUTION AGREEMENTResolution Agreement • July 22nd, 2013
Contract Type FiledJuly 22nd, 2013The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (“DOJ”) (jointly referred to as the “United States”) investigated a complaint (“Complaint”) filed against the Arcadia Unified School District (“District”), pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000c et seq. (“Title IV”). The Complaint alleged discrimination on the basis of sex against a student in the District (“Student”). The Student is a transgender boy who has consistently and uniformly presented as a boy at school and in all other aspects of his life for several years, as supported by documentation provided to the District by his family. The Student has been known, treated, and accepted as a male by his family, teachers, and classmates. Specifically, the Complaint alleged that the District denied the Student educational opportunities on the basis of sex when, because the S
RESOLUTION AGREEMENTResolution Agreement • July 22nd, 2013
Contract Type FiledJuly 22nd, 2013The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (“DOJ”) (jointly referred to as the “United States”) investigated a complaint (“Complaint”) filed against the Arcadia Unified School District (“District”), pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000c et seq. (“Title IV”). The Complaint alleged discrimination on the basis of sex against a student in the District (“Student”). The Student is a transgender boy who has consistently and uniformly presented as a boy at school and in all other aspects of his life for several years, as supported by documentation provided to the District by his family. The Student has been known, treated, and accepted as a male by his family, teachers, and classmates. Specifically, the Complaint alleged that the District denied the Student educational opportunities on the basis of sex when, because the S