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Civil Rights Filing Accuses Dallas County Schools, Truancy Courts of Students' Rights Violations (Complaint Summary) June 12, 2013
From Texas Appleseed, Disability Rights Texas, and the National Center for Youth Law
Civil Rights Filing Accuses Dallas County Schools, Truancy Courts of Students' Rights Violations (Full Complaint) June 12, 2013
From Texas Appleseed, Disability Rights Texas, and the National Center for Youth Law
Community Reinvestment Act: Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment May 23, 2013
Appleseed centers support changes to community reinvestment act. Texas Appleseed submitted comments to the Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors, the FDIC, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency supporting CRA changes to improve access to credit and financial services in low-income communities.
Bryan ISD’s Ticketing Practice Violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its Implementing Regulations (Complaint Summary) February 20, 2013
Texas Appleseed and the Brazos County chapter of the NAACP filed a Complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, challenging the disproportionate Class C misdemeanor ticketing of African American students in Bryan ISD for Disorderly Conduct-Language and Disruption of Class -- minor misbehavior that used to be handled by a trip to the principal's office.
Bryan ISD’s Ticketing Practice Violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its Implementing Regulations (Complaint) February 20, 2013
Texas Appleseed and the Brazos County chapter of the NAACP filed a Complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, challenging the disproportionate Class C misdemeanor ticketing of African-American students in Bryan ISD for Disorderly Conduct-Language and Disruption of Class -- minor misbehavior that used to be handled by a trip to the principal's office.

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