Settlement Agreement BetweenSettlement Agreement • May 27th, 2021
Contract Type FiledMay 27th, 2021Lewiston Public Schools (“the District”) agrees to the terms of this Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) and to comply fully with its provisions to address and resolve the particular noncompliance issues raised by the United States Department of Justice (“United States”) regarding the District’s legal obligations under the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq. (“EEOA”), which requires, inter alia, that school districts take “appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by [their] students in . . . instructional programs,” 20 U.S.C. § 1703(f), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131 et seq. (“Title II” or the “ADA”), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities.
Settlement Agreement BetweenSettlement Agreement • May 27th, 2021
Contract Type FiledMay 27th, 2021Lewiston Public Schools (“the District”) agrees to the terms of this Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) and to comply fully with its provisions to address and resolve the particular noncompliance issues raised by the United States Department of Justice (“United States”) regarding the District’s legal obligations under the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq. (“EEOA”), which requires, inter alia, that school districts take “appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by [their] students in . . . instructional programs,” 20 U.S.C. § 1703(f), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131 et seq. (“Title II” or the “ADA”), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities.