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A federal investigator who examines civil rights complaints against Alabama schools is the latest target of Trump ...

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Tylisa Guyton of Taylor, Michigan, filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights on Jan. 20 over her 16-year-old son’s ...

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The Federal Office for Civil Rights is launching an investigation into Maine's Department of Education and a school district ...

A Maine high school is under "directed investigation" after President Donald Trump clashed at a meeting with Maine's governor ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal office that enforces civil rights at schools across the U.S. has been ordered to prioritize complaints of antisemitism above all else as it molds to President Donald ...