Resolution Agreement Hempfield School District Case Number 03171210Resolution Agreement • November 7th, 2017
Contract Type FiledNovember 7th, 2017The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), initiated an investigation into allegations that the Hempfield School District (“District”) violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 104, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulation at 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Specifically, the complainant alleged that the School’s website contained barriers to access for people with disabilities, thereby denying them an equal opportunity to enjoy the School’s programs, services, and activities and denying them effective communication necessary for full participation in the School’s programs, services, and activities.