Office for Civil Rights (Department of Education)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Office_for_Civil_Rights_(Department_of_Education)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:OCR
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Boy_Scouts_of_America_Equal_Access_Act
gptkb:Age_Discrimination_Act_of_1975
gptkb:Section_504_of_the_Rehabilitation_Act_of_1973
gptkb:Title_II_of_the_Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990
gptkb:Title_IX_of_the_Education_Amendments_of_1972
gptkb:Title_VI_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:established 1979
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Office for Civil Rights (Department of Education)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Assistant_Secretary_for_Civil_Rights
gptkbp:mission ensure equal access to education and promote educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Education
gptkbp:responsibleFor enforcing federal civil rights laws in education
gptkbp:website https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_Committee_on_Education_and_the_Workforce
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5