Settlement Agreement betweenSettlement Agreement • November 12th, 2020
Contract Type FiledNovember 12th, 2020Federal Way Public Schools (the “District”), the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section, and the Office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington (the “United States”) (collectively “the Parties”) voluntarily enter into this Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) to improve the District’s ability to prevent and appropriately respond to peer-on-peer harassment based on national origin and religion consistent with the District’s obligations under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000c et seq. (“Title IV”), which authorizes the Department to address certain complaints of discrimination in public schools. This Agreement also addresses the District’s obligations under the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. (“EEOA”), which requires states and school districts “to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by [their] s
Settlement Agreement betweenSettlement Agreement • November 12th, 2020
Contract Type FiledNovember 12th, 2020Federal Way Public Schools (the “District”), the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section, and the Office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington (the “United States”) (collectively “the Parties”) voluntarily enter into this Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) to improve the District’s ability to prevent and appropriately respond to peer-on-peer harassment based on national origin and religion consistent with the District’s obligations under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000c et seq. (“Title IV”), which authorizes the Department to address certain complaints of discrimination in public schools. This Agreement also addresses the District’s obligations under the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. (“EEOA”), which requires states and school districts “to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by [their] s