OCR COMPLAINT: Community Unit School District 308
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On January 13, 2025, Parents Defending Education (PDE) filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Community Unit School District 308 in Oswego, Illinois for discrimination on the basis of race in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance in violation of both Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
PDE makes this complaint as an interested third-party organization with members who are parents of school children throughout the country. PDE and its members oppose discrimination on the basis of race and political indoctrination in America’s schools. Community Unit School District 308 has affinity group programming that is not open to all students. The District allows only some students to participate in affinity group programming and participation is based on their race. Attached to this complaint is evidence in the form of a social media post of the “Black Student Alliance Buddies” flyer, which describes a student affinity group for those who identify as “Black, Biracial, or African American” (Exhibit A).
Accordingly, we ask that the Department promptly investigate the allegations in this complaint,
act swiftly to remedy unlawful policies and practices, and order appropriate relief.
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