Settlement Agreement BetweenSettlement Agreement • October 19th, 2021
Contract Type FiledOctober 19th, 2021In July 2019, the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section, and the Office of the United States Attorney of the District of Utah (collectively, United States), initiated an investigation under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §2000c et seq. (Title IV), into complaints of harassment and discrimination on the basis of race and color in Davis School District in Utah (the District). These complaints alleged that the District responded inadequately to known student-on-student and staff-on-student racial harassment, subjected Black students to discriminatory discipline, and denied Black students the ability to form and maintain student groups. Under Title IV, the United States is authorized to address complaints that a school board has denied students equal protection of the laws based on race and other protected classifications. 42 U.S.C. § 2000c-6. After conducting a thorough investigation, the United States notified t