Virginia Beach schools, Civil Rights Office reach agreement over sexual misconduct investigations
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has reached an agreement with Virginia Beach City Public Schools, after finding the division violated federal laws involving inadequate investigations and record-keeping of sexual misconduct reports.. Results of the investigation come after the Office for Civil Rights launched a national K-12 initiative in July to enforce […]
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