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How a civil rights complaint usually proceeds

  1. Concern raised
  2. District process
  3. Outside complaint
  4. Investigation
  5. Resolution
How each step works
  1. Concern raised. A family or student raises a concern with the school or district.
  2. District process. The district investigates under its grievance policy.
  3. Outside complaint. A complaint can also go to the state or the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
  4. Investigation. The agency decides whether to open an investigation and gathers information.
  5. Resolution. Cases can end in an agreement, a finding, or a dismissal; some go to court.

Typical steps. Rules and timing vary by state and district.

Stories per week

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Civil rights and student access: 7 stories this week so far, 25 last week (5% of all coverage). The lighter bar is the week so far. Our coverage starts the week of Oct 5.
Civil rights and student access stories per week
Week ofStoriesShare of all coverage
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Oct 12255%
Oct 19 (so far)74%

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