Virginia Beach schools, Civil Rights Office reach agreement over sexual misconduct investigations

By: Nathaniel Cline

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 737

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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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 Title IX, a statute barring sex-based discrimination at federally-funded schools, and to protect students from sexual misconduct while …

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