# Office for Civil Rights - Department of Education

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R229f034ADdfcB456990A6b7

## Labels

**Preferred Label:** Office for Civil Rights

**Alternative Labels:**

- ED
- OCR

**Translations:**

- de-de: Büro für Bürgerrechte - Bildungsministerium
- en-gb: Office for Civil Rights - Department of Education
- es-es: Oficina de Derechos Civiles - Departamento de Educación
- es-mx: Oficina de Derechos Civiles - Departamento de Educación
- fr-fr: Bureau des droits civils - Ministère de l'Éducation
- he-il: המשרד לזכויות אזרחיות - משרד החינוך
- hi-in: नागरिक अधिकार कार्यालय - शिक्षा विभाग
- ja-jp: 市民権事務局 - 教育省
- pt-br: Escritório de Direitos Civis - Departamento de Educação
- zh-cn: 民权办公室 - 教育部

**Hidden Label:** OCR

## Definition

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is a sub-agency of the U.S. Department of Education that is primarily focused on enforcing civil rights laws prohibiting schools from engaging in discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or membership in patriotic youth organizations.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R88118b7E360b769002CA4b0

**Deprecated:** False

**Identifier:** US-FD-ED-OCR