OCR enforcement may include referring cases to which agency for judicial proceedings?

• A. National Security Agency
• B. Internal School Board
• C. Department of Justice
• D. Department of Education

Answer: (C)

OCR enforces federal civil rights laws in education, and when a matter can’t be resolved through voluntary compliance, OCR may refer it to the Department of Justice to pursue judicial proceedings in federal court. The DOJ handles civil actions to enforce federal civil rights laws on behalf of the United States, including actions against schools or districts. The National Security Agency has responsibilities in signals intelligence and cybersecurity, not civil rights enforcement in education. An internal school board is a local entity and not a federal enforcement agency. The Department of Education oversees funding and programs and leads OCR, but it’s the Department of Justice that files federal civil rights lawsuits in court.