File a Civil Rights Complaint in Your State

Below are links and email addresses for parents, grandparents, and concerned citizens to send civil rights complaints to their state.

Parents Defending Education encourages complainants to file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education first, as the agency is required to address all complaints.

Alabama

Alabama Department of Education Office of General Counsel

Alaska

Alaska Department of Education & Early Development Questions & Complaints

Arizona

Arizona Department of Education – Submit a Complaint

OCR.Denver@ed.gov

Arkansas

Division of Elementary & Secondary Education – Title VI

California

California Department of Education – Resolution of Discrimination/Harassment Complaint

eeucpo@cde.ca.gov

Colorado

Colorado Department of Education – Title IX

dora_ccrd@state.co.us

Connecticut

Connecticut State Department of Education – Title IX Contact

Delaware

Delaware Department of Education – Title IX

District of Columbia

Early Stages DC – Know Your Rights

Florida

Florida Department of Education – Equal Educational Opportunity

Georgia

Division of State Schools – Notice of Non-Discrimination and Policies Prohibiting Harassment

Hawai’i

Hawai’i State Department of Education – Civil Rights Compliance Branch (CRCB)

Annual Notice of Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Statement

Idaho

Idaho State Department of Education – Civil Rights

board@osbe.idaho.gov

Illinois

Office of the Illinois Attorney General – Civil Rights

civilrights@ilag.gov

Indiana

Indiana Civil Rights Commission – Filing a Complaint with ICRC

Complaint of Discrimination

Iowa

Iowa Civil Rights Commission

Complaint Form

Kansas

Kansas State Department of Education – Grievance Procedure

Kentucky

Kentucky Department of Education – Methods of Administration for Civil Rights Monitoring

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Education – Contact Us

Maine

Office of the Maine Attorney General – Civil Rights in Schools

Maryland

Maryland State Department of Education – Non-Discrimination Statement

oeac.msde@maryland.gov

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education – File a Complaint

Compliance@doe.mass.edu

mcad@mass.gov

Michigan

Michigan Department of Education – How to File a Complaint

Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Human Rights – Minnesota Human Rights Act

Report Discrimination

Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Education – Complaints

Missouri

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education – Non-Discrimination Statement

civilrights@dese.mo.gov

Montana

Montana Office of Public Instruction – Title IX

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Education – Complaint Form

Nde.investigations@nebraska.gov

Nevada

State of Nevada Department of Education – Federal Compliance/OCR

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Education – Non-Discrimination Notice

New Jersey

State of New Jersey Department of Education – ESEA Complaint Policy and Procedures

essa@doe.nj.gov

New Mexico

New Mexico Public Education Department – Non-Discrimination Policy

New York

New York State Division of Human Rights – Education Discrimination Complaint Form

Complaints@dhr.ny.gov

North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction – Non-Discrimination Statements

information@dpi.nc.gov

North Dakota

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction – Title IX-Educational Equity

Ohio

Ohio Department of Education – Compliance

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Department of Education – Bullying FAQ

Oregon

Oregon Department of Education – Civil Rights

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

PHRC@pa.gov

Rhode Island

State of Rhode Island Department of Education – Civil Rights

legal@ride.ri.gov

South Carolina

SC Department of Education Citizen Complaint Form

South Dakota

South Dakota Department of Education – Civil Rights

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Education – Civil Rights Discrimination Complaint Form

Texas

Texas Education Agency – Equal Educational Opportunity

generalinquiry@tea.texas.gov

Utah

Utah State Board of Education – Accessibility and Nondiscrimination

School District Title IX Coordinator List

Vermont

Vermont Legal Help – Complaint About Discrimination in School

human.rights@vermont.gov

Virginia

Virginia Department of Education – Resolving Disputes

ODRAS@doe.virginia.gov

Washington

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction – Complaints and Concerns About Discrimination

West Virginia

Office of the West Virginia Attorney General – Civil Rights Division

File a Consumer Complaint

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development – Discrimination in Public Places of Accommodation or Amusement

Contact the Department of Workforce Development

Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Education – Methods of Administration (Civil Rights)

School District Links

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