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Settlement AgreementSettlement Agreement • June 7th, 2024
On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice, through its Civil Rights Division’s Educational Opportunities Section and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee (together, the “Department”), notified Hawkins County Schools (the “District”) that it had initiated an investigation into allegations of race-based harassment related to Qualls v. Hawkins County Schools, No. 2:22-cv-00058, (E.D. Tenn. 2022), based on our authority under Titles VI and IV of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, et seq. and 42 U.S.C. § 2000c, et seq. The Department requested that the litigating parties provide all documents produced through discovery, as well as any additional materials it wished for us to consider. The Department reviewed approximately 2,000 pages of responsive documents—including policies, incident files, witness notes, and emails—as well as audio and video recordings. In May and July 2023, the Department attended all seven depositions conducted by the
