Resolution AgreementResolution Agreement • April 28th, 2017
Contract Type FiledApril 28th, 2017The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), initiated an investigation of the above-referenced complaint filed against the Clayton County School District (District), pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), 29 U.S.C. § 794, and its implementing regulation, 34 C.F.R. Part 104, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability by recipients of Federal financial assistance, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131 et seq., and its implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities. As a recipient of Federal financial assistance from the Department and as a public entity, the District is subject to the provisions of Section 504 and Title II. Accordingly, to ensure compliance with the above-referenced statutes and to resolve this complaint, the District voluntarily enters into this Resolution Agreement (Agreement).