State Level

2/5/25 - Alabama House Bill 197 introduced to discourage due process hearings for violations under IDEA by adding lengthy steps, introducing fines, and making it more difficult to recoup legal fees

2/12/25 - OCR investigation into California Interscholastic Federation for violating Title IX "2020 Rule" by allowing students to play sports based on gender identity

2/6/25 - OCR title IX investigation into San Jose State for allowing transgender athletes on womens volleyball team

2/12/25 - Denver Public Schools filed lawsuit against US Dept of Homeland Security asking the court to void policy that allows ICE into "sensitive locations" including schools

1/28/25 - OCR launched Title IX investigation into Denver Public Schools for converting a high school girls bathroom into an all-gender bathroom

2/21/25 - Out of state conservative advocacy group filed OCR complaint challenging Chicago's Black Student Success Plan based on "Dear Colleague" letter saying programs which focus on race or diversity may be illegal

1/13/25 - Indiana Senate Bill 473 (Access to Care for Hoosiers Everywhere) includes changes to operations of the state’s Center for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Education. There is concern from Deaf/HoH advocates that the bill will lead to a loss of services.

1/8/25 - Indiana House Bill 1136 creates new requirements to turn public schools into charter schools and establishes new governing boards