Your child is being teased and bullied on the playground. Shamed in the hallway. 

Again, they are sent out of the classroom because no one knows how to support them. 
 

You’ve done everything “right.”
You’ve documented the concerns. You’ve asked for help.
You’ve followed the chain of command.
 

So you file a civil rights complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)…
And then nothing. No callback. No one left to investigate.

Because under President Trump’s direction, the U.S. Department of Education just gutted the very office that exists to protect your child from discrimination.

It’s like sending our kids into a burning building and laying off the firefighters.

This is what’s happening now:

• Over 240 civil rights investigators have been fired
   
• More than 6,800 open discrimination cases are in limbo
   
• 74% of all active cases involving religion including antisemitism and Islamophobia are now unstaffed.
   
• Investigator caseloads could double overnight, meaning most complaints may never even be reviewed.

That includes complaints from:

• Families of students with disabilities
• Students of color
• Kids in poverty
• English learners
• Our Kids

Read the full report: Trump Leaves Over 46 Million Students Without Protection from Discrimination

This is not just red tape. This is real harm, and it leaves millions of students without a safety net.
 

So what do we do now?

🔵 Join Us Live: Wednesday, April 9 @ 4:30pm EST

The Art of Advocacy: Civil Rights Have Not Been in This Much Peril Since The 1950s.

Our guest is Marcie Lipsitt, nationally known as the Army of One and a "prolific OCR complaint filer"(something tells me she doesn't mind this label). 

She’s helped hundreds of families file complaints with the Office for Civil Rights and now she’s sounding the alarm:
 

“You’re going to have to fight harder for accountability because there may be none left at the U.S. Department of Ed.”
 

She believes our children’s civil rights haven’t been this much in danger since the 1950s and she’s coming ready to talk about what parents need to do now.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 9th
NEW TIME: 2:30 pm Mtn. Time, 4:30 pm ET, 3:30 pm CT, 1:30 pm PT
WHERE: The Art of Advocacy  Facebook page.

I know how heavy the times are these days. 

But you’re not alone. And you don’t have to figure this out by yourself.

Together, we’ve made schools open their doors to our children.  We can do hard work.
And we can do it again.

Let’s raise our voices together for every child who deserves to be safe, happy, and learning beside their classmates.

With you,

P.S. We have another fabulous guest that is going us live later this month.  She is currently living in Wisconsin...any guesses?