Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Issues Controversial Guidance On Rights of Disabled Students to Participate in Extracurricular Activities

On Jan. 25, 2013, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (‘‘OCR’’) released a Dear Colleague Letter (‘‘DCL’’) providing guidance on the obligations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (‘‘Section 504’’) and Title II...
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