Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvbnRlbnQuZ292ZGVsaXZlcnkuY29tL2FjY291bnRzL1VTQUNML2J1bGxldGlucy8yZDlkNDBlIn0.q6evW-kTUtnzfhnB-PGMesUFllhwlq0aRl2_5zoyurs/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>.
[From Our Partners]

[Bookmark and Share]<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvbnRlbnQuZ292ZGVsaXZlcnkuY29tL2FjY291bnRzL1VTQUNML2J1bGxldGlucy8yZDlkNDBlP3JlcWZyb209c2hhcmUifQ.nbaEuu95K6iXjOWP7I1L7Ch732WDvUY5Ys4wNpSUpWs/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>

U.S. Department of Education Publishes New Q&A on Civil Rights and School Reopening in the COVID-19 Environment

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recently released a new Question and Answer resource<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dzIuZWQuZ292L2Fib3V0L29mZmljZXMvbGlzdC9vY3IvZG9jcy9xYS1yZW9wZW5pbmctMjAyMTA1LnBkZiJ9.QQOY2by3u8ZwKcQ-8Q4z7ihtxsEsfjYa7ELtBzVR-mI/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l> to help students, families, schools and the public understand their rights and responsibilities in remote, hybrid, and in-person educational environments, including in K-12 schools and postsecondary institutions. 

The Q&A provides information on issues including:

  *   the rights of students with disabilities to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) during remote learning and school reopening;
  *   the rights of students with undocumented status and the rights of English learners;
  *   students’ rights to the nondiscriminatory administration of discipline;
  *   protections for students against sex discrimination, including sexual and gender-based harassment; and
  *   schools’ responsibilities to address complaints of sexual harassment, including sexual violence, during remote, hybrid and in-person learning.

For other questions about school reopening, please also see the school reopening materials the Department of Education posted, including:

  *   Department of Education’s (ED) COVID-19 Handbook Volume I and Volume II<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dzIuZWQuZ292L2RvY3VtZW50cy9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy9yZW9wZW5pbmcucGRmIn0.rtN_8kHZFJK2scPo0gIcHMSf6ImTwg8455xHGvy_6xw/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>
  *   Dear Colleague Letter regarding Assessments (February 22, 2021)<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dzIuZWQuZ292L3BvbGljeS9lbHNlYy9ndWlkL3N0YXRlbGV0dGVycy9kY2wtYXNzZXNzbWVudHMtYW5kLWFjY3QtMDIyMjIxLnBkZiJ9.59ZO8bIaUOsAncCObyXkgMnhDsQ8f5cOOxSTPzLXCZE/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>
  *   Letter on Part B Implementation of IDEA Provision of Services in the Current COVID-19 Environment Q&A (September 28, 2020)<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3NpdGVzLmVkLmdvdi9pZGVhL2lkZWEtZmlsZXMvcGFydC1iLWltcGxlbWVudGF0aW9uLWlkZWEtcHJvdmlzaW9uLXNlcnZpY2VzLWN1cnJlbnQtY292aWQtMTktZW52aXJvbm1lbnQtcWEtZG9jdW1lbnQtc2VwdC0yOC0yMDIwLyJ9.P9i9dE3Y0o28atbjsaaXyPeXh4La2yqz-ICPg37myH8/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>

Visit the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for more information<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dzIuZWQuZ292L2Fib3V0L29mZmljZXMvbGlzdC9vY3IvbmV3c3Jvb20uaHRtbCJ9.6YrmyRxrYBfoxoNGnpFwUoBmtKRa2tKIOEpgBXcG2n4/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>.

________________________________

Back to top
[Facebook]<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mYWNlYm9vay5jb20vYWNsZ292In0.8P455kChPVEq0hEeWNb9_B9QRr7EkJVgnzkz0hL5LHc/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>[Twitter]<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3R3aXR0ZXIuY29tL2FjbGdvdiJ9.jG7MmW20g9q47aP_QyOj5-wcUjtAgxxMlPBszG8REV8/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>[Youtube]<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3VzZXIvQW9BMjUifQ.qpFIX5jeEBw1mRW1of_qFVq0_nKk7i1GO8kEFeiKcwY/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>

Please do not respond to this e-mail. Contact the Administration for Community Living<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FjbC5nb3YvY29udGFjdCJ9.t0CLj-kPwnNlg77ZPGjEFPcjX6NJfJ5Q6aB_2Y-4yUE/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>

  SUBSCRIBER SERVICES

Manage Preferences<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3B1YmxpYy5nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeS5jb20vYWNjb3VudHMvVVNBQ0wvc3Vic2NyaWJlci9lZGl0P3ByZWZlcmVuY2VzPXRydWUjdGFiMSJ9.0VB5a6Yq8uyhpIOTR7RT9_td0V2dz9sffdmGbEZJw4I/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l> |  Unsubscribe<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTIsInF1ZXJ5X3BhcmFtcyI6WyJ2ZXJpZmljYXRpb24iLCJkZXN0aW5hdGlvbiJdLCJ1cmkiOiJicDI6Y2xpY2siLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjEwNTE5LjQwNzYwNzcxIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWJsaWMuZ292ZGVsaXZlcnkuY29tL2FjY291bnRzL1VTQUNML3N1YnNjcmliZXIvb25lX2NsaWNrX3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlIn0.9K1j_8g5M9Feu97FQNbegoY3U139RwxJSS3tM9_dwrc/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l?verification=5.475db6a3e05b5ac1db36d740fb968211&destination=RTROUTMAN%40NACDD.ORG>  |  Help<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3N1YnNjcmliZXJoZWxwLmdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5LmNvbS8ifQ.XfJVk4pvsoc9_kuNscL3o6NPpGqkS-1YOFRFhbVPQeQ/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>

________________________________
This email was sent to xxxxxx@NACDD.ORG<mailto:xxxxxx@NACDD.ORG> using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Administration for Community Living
·330 C Street SW  · Washington, D.C. 20001
[GovDelivery logo]<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA1MTkuNDA3NjA3NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3N1YnNjcmliZXJoZWxwLmdyYW5pY3VzLmNvbS8ifQ.MkMFTMypPoi7lsZSiz0eNQ230emslIT3EKcMiw31CNA/s/1512633265/br/106649360497-l>