Sentences with phrase «complaints against districts»

However, even with insurance and immunity protections, litigation and other administrative complaints against districts are common.

This includes restoring rules allowing Office for Civil Rights investigators to look at years of past complaints against districts to determine patterns of discrimination, hiring more investigators to look into patterns of disparate impact, and even requiring states such as Maryland to implement stronger rules against overuse of harsh discipline.

The Suffolk Board of Ethics did not investigate County Executive Steve Bellone's letter raising a conflict of interest complaint against a district attorney bureau chief because the allegations occurred before the ethics board was created in 2012, the board's counsel said.

The study was required by the department's office for civil rights in return for dropping a complaint against the district's program for language - minority students.

More recently, the advocacy group Parents United for Responsible Education put the issue on the front burner when it filed a federal civil rights complaint against the district's retention policy because of its disparate racial impact.

Not exact matches

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York also filed a complaint against Montroll Wednesday for «perjury and obstruction of justice during the SEC's investigation,» according to the statement.

The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a complaint against the state's «assault weapons» ban on Friday and expressly described similar bans as constitutional.

On January 17, 2012, Judge Carol E. Jackson of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri granted the SEC's request for emergency injunctive relief (including an asset freeze and appointment of a receiver) against Burton Douglas Morriss as well as several investment management companies and private equity funds operated by Morriss in response to the SEC's complaint alleging that Morriss misappropriated more than $ 9 million in investor assets from 2005 through 2011.

The Chicago Park District hopes to address complaints against its harbor - management company by forming an advisory committee made up largely of boaters and sending in «secret shoppers» to evaluate the company's customer service practices.

Jim Finnegan, a Christian activist, filed a complaint against the Arlington Heights Park District to get the depiction of the birth of Jesus at North School Park, where the village's annual toy - themed holiday lights festival is held.

Cuomo's call for the state attorney general to review the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into a sexual assault complaint against disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein was hailed by victims» rights activists but left open questions about how the review will play out.

A person wishing to make a complaint against someone else must consult an attorney, a law enforcement agency or the District Attorney's Office.

Questions during the off topic portion of the press Q&A included the NYPD's proposed expansion of it's use of tasers, a fine levied by the Campaign Finance Board against de Blasio ally and pro-carriage horse ban advocate NYCLASS, de Blasio's recent comments on the City's long drop in crime being attributable to former mayor David Dinkins and former city council speaker Peter Vallone Sr., a city council proposal to allow filing in City Council district offices of NYPD - related complaints with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the proposed bill which would ban carriage horses and resulting loss of jobs, an attempt by a staff member of the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor to goad the mayor into agreeing to appear on that show, a possible tax on non-resident apartment owners, the mayor's planned meeting tonight with Jewish community leaders in Crown Heights and whether the mayor has concerns about the «secrecy» of the NYPD's disciplinary process.

The Connecticut Working Families Party said Friday that it has filed a complaint with federal election regulators against Republican 5th District congressional candidate Mark Greenberg and his campaign committee — for failing to pay a sufficient, market - value rent for campaign offices that he rents, in effect, from himself.

The Connecticut Working Families Party said Friday that it has filed a complaint with federal election regulators against Mark Greenberg, the Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District, and his campaign committee for failing to pay a...

The Connecticut Working Families Party said Friday that it has filed a complaint with federal election regulators against Republican 5th District congressional candidate Mark Greenberg and his campaign committee — for failing to pay a sufficient,...

At 11 a.m., parents hold a press conference on a civil rights complaint against Buffalo school district, CAO Masten Resource Center, 1423 Fillmore Ave., Buffalo.

The 68th Assembly District female district leader, Gina Smith, filed the complaint against Lilly this week after she began looking into where he lives while collecting signatures for tDistrict female district leader, Gina Smith, filed the complaint against Lilly this week after she began looking into where he lives while collecting signatures for tdistrict leader, Gina Smith, filed the complaint against Lilly this week after she began looking into where he lives while collecting signatures for the race.

Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has filed a criminal complaint with the Orange County District Attorney and the California Attorney General against his former campaign treasurer, Jack Wu, claiming that more than $ 170,000 of campaign funds were embezzled from his account.

Cop haters will soon be able to make complaints against the NYPD from the comfort of their local City Council members» district offices.

He filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein company seeking more compensation for Weinstein's alleged victims, and he's also been tasked with investigating Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr.'s office's handling of criminal complaints made against Weinstein.

In District Attorney Preet Bharara's complaint against him, Skelos is accused of accepting donations from developers in exchange for political favors and steering business to his son Adam's firm.

The City Council members who have gone public with complaints that they were penalized for criticizing Quinn's decisions include Queens Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., who said he saw funding for his district dry up after he spoke out against Quinn's proposal to rename the Queensboro Bridge after former mayor Ed Koch.

«I know there's been significant complaint against the prior district attorney for failure to go after ethics violations,» Poloncarz said.

Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has filed a criminal complaint with the Orange County District Attorney and the California Attorney General against his former campaign treasurer, Jack Wu, claiming that more than $ 170,000 of campaign funds were embezzled from his...

If were a victim of Police Brutality and you feel you was unjustly prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney Janet Difiore you can also file complaint against her office.

Here was U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of New York's Southern District on Thursday, speaking about the complaint against Mr. Kruger and Mr. Boyland, as well as a prominent lobbyist, Richard Lipsky, and several of his clients.

Mr. Clifford, the spokesman for the district attorney's office, dismissed the accusation, saying the case against Mr. Rodgers came from a whistle - blower and «the timing of the investigation was based solely on the complaint made to the district attorney's office.»

BY MELISSA LAMONTANARO Rockland County's motion to dismiss a complaint filed against itself and Sheriff Louis Falco alleging politically retaliatation against corrections officers for publicly supporting Falco's opponent Richard Vazquez in the 2015 Rockland County Sherriff's election, was denied by the United States District Court, Southern Distict of New York on July 27, 2017.

Mr Walker has for the last few months at the request of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards been investigating two previous complaints I made that Bob Blizzard had repeatedly used his # 10,000 p.a. Parliamentary Communications Allowance to publicise attacks on Conservative controlled Waveney District and Suffolk County Councils and even encouraged people to vote against them.

Kiarre Harris, whose children were removed from her custody by a Family Court judge, has filed civil rights complaints with both the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education, alleging that both the school district and Erie County Child Protective Services discriminated against her because she is black.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said its district registration review officers are currently handling complaints made against some voters on the country's electoral roll which are before some courts in the country.

Now, WKBW is reporting they have learned there are three more formal complaints against Kendzia, and that the Niagara County District Attorney's office is following up on even more tips.

As for an inspector general, he said it made no sense and cited the five district attorneys, the two U.S. Attorneys, the state Attorney General, U.S. Attorney General, and Civilian Complaint Review Board «all of which have oversight and all of which can audit and can bring charges against the NYPD.»

A New York State assemblyman from the Bronx has filed a formal complaint against the police, claiming he was roughly handled by an officer after asking about police activity in his district.

Public Advocates joined the American Civil Liberties Union in filing a complaint last year against the Los Angeles Unified School District, accusing the giant district of «undermining» the LCFF by diverting $ 450 million in money for disadvantaged students in 2014 to cover special - education costs for students with disabDistrict, accusing the giant district of «undermining» the LCFF by diverting $ 450 million in money for disadvantaged students in 2014 to cover special - education costs for students with disabdistrict of «undermining» the LCFF by diverting $ 450 million in money for disadvantaged students in 2014 to cover special - education costs for students with disabilities.

Assistant District Attorney Steven M. Michling filed a criminal complaint against Adam J. Kope, 17, in the Oneida County circuit court on Jan. 20.

«In response to an October 2013 complaint filed by the Center for Children's Advocacy against the district, the state conducted an investigation and determined that the district violated its obligations to students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and state law.

• Filing a complaint against the school district with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights

As I chronicled here, the district was caught flat - footed earlier this year when a scandal involving a teacher sexually abusing students revealed that, under the terms of a contract negotiated with United Teachers Los Angeles (the local union), complaints against educators that don't result in disciplinary action are disregarded after only a few years (unsurprisingly, the teacher in question had a long paper trail).

In August 2013, the Anderson Unified School District («District») filed a complaint against the Shasta Secondary Home School («Shasta»), a nonclassroom - based charter school authorized by the Shasta union High School District, alleging that Shasta did not have legal authority to open a resource center within the District's boundaries because of the geographic site restrictions found in the Charter Schools Act, Education Code sections 47605 and 47605.1.

District officials thought they had a strong case against fourth - grade teacher Shirley Loftis, including complaints and other evidence they said dated back a decade.

Our Philadelphia founding member, Helen Gym, shared news reports that her group, Parents United for Public Education, and others have filed an ethics complaint against the William Penn Foundation and the Boston Consulting Group, alleging that BCG was acting as a lobbyist when it developed a plan for the School District of Philadelphia including major school closures and charter expansion, funded through and at the direction of the foundation.

Back in April, the Northeast Charter Schools Network (NECSN) filed a complaint with SED on behalf of Evergreen against the Hempstead Unified School District.

The State Education Department (SED) ruled in favor of the charter in a complaint filed against the district for withholding special education services from children.

In a memo leaked by ProPublica, Deputy Assistant Secretary Candice Jackson, who oversees the agency's Office for Civil Rights, told regional directors that it would no longer obtain three years of past complaints filed by against a district or charter when investigating a new complaint.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

(2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly achievement of desegregation in public education, the Attorney General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the appropriate school board or college authority and after certifying that he is satisfied that such board or authority has had a reasonable time to adjust the conditions alleged in such complaint, to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section, provided that nothing herein shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order seeking to achieve a racial balance in any school by requiring the transportation of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another in order to achieve such racial balance, or otherwise enlarge the existing power of the court to insure compliance with constitutional standards.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights secured by this title, and that the pattern or practice is of such a nature and is intended to deny the full exercise of the rights herein described, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States by filing with it a complaint (1) signed by him (or in his absence the Acting Attorney General), (2) setting forth facts pertaining to such pattern or practice, and (3) requesting such preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order against the person or persons responsible for such pattern or practice, as he deems necessary to insure the full enjoyment of the rights herein described.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights secured by this title, and that the pattern or practice is of such a nature and is intended to deny the full exercise of the rights herein described, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States by filing with it a complaint (1) signed by him (or in his absence the Acting Attorney General), (2) setting forth facts pertaining to such pattern or practice, and (3) requesting such relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order against the person or persons responsible for such pattern or practice, as he deems necessary to insure the full enjoyment of the rights herein described.