Laws+and+Regulations

[|Vermont Deparment of Education]
For more detailed information about laws and requirement in Vermont Public Schools concerning English Language Learners

Title VI Civil Rights Act, 1964

 * This law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in a school districts programs and activities that receive federal finanical assistance.

Lau vs. Nichols, 1974

 * A school district must provide language instruction that is meaningful and gives non-English speaking students both social and academic language skills. Parents should be communicated with in their home language.

Equal Educational Opportunities Act, 1974 (EEOA)

 * This law is designed to require school districts to establish language programs and eliminate language barriers in school.

Castaneda vs. Pickard, 1981

 * Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals formulated a method to determine if a school district is in compliance with EEOA.

Plyler vs Doe, 1982

 * The Supreme Court Ruled that the 14th Amendment prohibits states from denying a free public education to undocumented alien children.

**Links**

 * ==Tiltle III Grant Information Title III State Formula Grant Program==


 * ==US Department of Education (USDE) policy guidance on accountability for recently arrived & former LEP students==

US Department of Education

 * ==USDE Office for Civil Rights- EL Resources:==

**Office for Civil Rights**

 * ==References on Refugee Integration==

Center for Applied Linguistics

 * ==Cultural Information Resources==