How does the Educational Opportunities Section (EOS) get involved in a case?
A. We are statutorily authorized to initiate suits under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, and under Title III of the American with Disabilities Act. There are also several federal statutes for which we have enforcement authority, although only after a referral from another government agency. Those statutes, generally, prohibit the recipients of federal financial assistance from discriminating on several bases ( Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, Title II of ADA, and IDEA). Finally, we intervene and participate as amicus in cases raising issues important to the Section’s work and the enforcement of the federal civil rights laws as they pertain to education.
• A: The EOS is statutorily authorized to initiate suits under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, and under Title III of the American with Disabilities Act. There are also several federal statutes for which the EOS has enforcement authority, although only after a referral from another government agency. Those statutes, generally, prohibit the recipients of federal financial assistance from discriminating on several bases (Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, Title II of ADA, and IDEA).
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