Common Contracts

Settlement Agreement between The United States of America and

Settlement Agreement • March 15th, 2023

• Contract Type
  Settlement Agreement
• Filed
  March 15th, 2023

In June 2021, the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont (the “United States”) opened an investigation under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000c et seq. (“Title IV”) to assess Twin Valley School District’s (the “District”) response to complaints of student-on- student harassment based on race and sex. 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, sex, and other protected classifications. 42 U.S.C. § 2000c-6.