Previous administrations have adjusted the pace
of enforcement based on their ideology and political will.32 For example, then - President Richard Nixon ordered the OCR to not issue clarification to guidance around school integration in hopes
of slowing
desegregation.33 Then - OCR Director Leon Panetta was forced to resign after he contradicted the president and agreed to issue clarification.34 At any given time, the OCR must evaluate
violations of federal civil rights laws; it will now be up to Education Secretary DeVos to decide if
violations are addressed or swept under the rug.