Legal Info

Civil Rights Policy

In 2015, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education released a Dear Colleagues Letter outlining civil rights obligations for ELLs.  See below for additional information related to this topic.  

• ELL/LEP Parent Civil Rights Fact Sheet

• Enrollment of Immigrant Students/Undocumented Students

• Resource Guide: Supporting Undocumented Youth

• Statement on the Enrollment and Continued Education of Undocumented Students

• USDE Civil Rights for ELLs Webpage

• USDE ELL Program Toolkit

ESSA   

https://legcounsel.house.gov/Comps/Elementary%20And%20Secondary%20Education%20Act%20Of%201965.pdf

N.J.A.C. 6A: Chapter 15: Bilingual Education

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/language_portal/chap15_0.pdf