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How to File an Education Discrimination Complaint with the Government
WHERE TO WRITE
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
1-800-421-3481
FAX: (202) 245-6840; TDD: (877) 521-2172
E-mail: OCR@ed.gov
Web: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
EASTERN DIVISION
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Office for Civil Rights, Boston Office
U.S. Department of Education
33 Arch Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02110-1491
(617) 289-0111; FAX# (617) 289-0150
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands
Office for Civil Rights, New York Office
U.S. Department of Education
32 Old Slip, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10005-2500
(646) 428-3900; FAX# (646) 428-3843
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Office for Civil Rights, Philadelphia Office
U.S. Department of Education
Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East, Suite 515
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3323
(215) 656-8541; FAX# (215) 656-8605
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee
Office for Civil Rights, Atlanta Office
U.S. Department of Education
61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 19T70
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
(404) 562-6350; FAX# (404) 562-6455
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
Office for Civil Rights, Dallas Office
U.S. Department of Education
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1620
Dallas, TX 75201-6810
(214) 661-9600; FAX# (214) 661-9587
North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C.,
South Carolina
Office for Civil Rights, DC Office
U.S. Department of Education
P.O. Box 14620
Washington, D.C. 20044-4620
(202) 208-2545; FAX# (202) 208-7797
MIDWESTERN DIVISION
Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa, North Dakota
Office for Civil Rights, Chicago Office
U.S. Department of Education
111 North Canal Street, Suite 1053
Chicago, IL 60606-7204
(312) 886-8434; FAX# (312) 353-4888
Michigan, Ohio
Office for Civil Rights, Cleveland Office
U.S. Department of Education
600 Superior Avenue East, Suite 750
Cleveland, OH 44114-2611
(216) 522-4970; FAX# (216) 522-2573
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota,
Oklahoma
Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office
U.S. Department of Education
8930 Ward Parkway
Suite 2037
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 268-0550; FAX# (816) 823-1404
WESTERN DIVISION
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico,
Utah, Wyoming
Office for Civil Rights, Denver Office
U.S. Department of Education
Federal Building, Suite 310
1244 Speer Boulevard
Denver, CO 80204-3582
(303) 844-5695; FAX# (303) 844-4303
California
Office for Civil Rights, San Francisco Office
U.S. Department of Education
Old Federal Building
50 United Nations Plaza, Room 239
San Francisco, CA 94102-4912
(415) 556-4275; FAX# (415) 437-7783
Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon,
Montana, Washington, American Samoa,
Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
Office for Civil Rights, Seattle Office
U.S. Department of Education
915 Second Avenue, Room 3310
Seattle, WA 98174-1099
(206) 220-7900; FAX# (206) 220-7887
From the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights
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