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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">WSSSC: I was asked to pass this OCR Dear Educator Letter on to you as an FYI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Director, Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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o: 360-704-4334 • f: 360-704-4418</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">sbctc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003561">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">• Twitter:
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">@SBCTCWashington</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">
• Facebook: </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">@WASBCTC</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864">SBCTC Vision:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864">“Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice in service to our diverse communities.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Maryam Jacobs <mjacobs@sbctc.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 27, 2021 1:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Joe Holliday <jholliday@sbctc.edu>; Pam Kelly <pkelly@sbctc.edu>; Ha Nguyen <hnguyen@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> John Ginther <jginther@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: OCR Dear Educator Letter re Discrimination Against AAPI Students<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is another communication from Department of Education that may be very useful to the colleges student services, HR, and various civil rights coordinators. Could you please distribute it through your list serves?
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#990033">Maryam Jacobs<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#990033">Phone: (360) 704-4389<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:mjacobs@sbctc.edu">mjacobs@sbctc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Litsakis, Maria <<a href="mailto:Maria.Litsakis@ed.gov">Maria.Litsakis@ed.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 26, 2021 5:16 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'felicia.swanson@alaska.gov'; 'Trish Jones' <<a href="mailto:Trish.Jones@accs.edu">Trish.Jones@accs.edu</a>>; 'Medina, Mary' <<a href="mailto:Mary.Medina@azed.gov">Mary.Medina@azed.gov</a>>; 'Mbomeda, JeanClaude' <<a href="mailto:jmbomeda@CCCCO.edu">jmbomeda@CCCCO.edu</a>>;
'Randi Thompson' <<a href="mailto:RThompson@cde.ca.gov">RThompson@cde.ca.gov</a>>; 'Giacomelli, Becky' <<a href="mailto:Becky.Giacomelli@cccs.edu">Becky.Giacomelli@cccs.edu</a>>; 'Wood, Adrian' <<a href="mailto:Adrian.Wood@ct.gov">Adrian.Wood@ct.gov</a>>;
'joseph.green3@dc.gov'; 'Southwell, Lydia' <<a href="mailto:Lydia.Southwell@fldoe.org">Lydia.Southwell@fldoe.org</a>>; 'Williams, Tashi' <<a href="mailto:Tashi.Williams@fldoe.org">Tashi.Williams@fldoe.org</a>>; 'Ray Anukam' <<a href="mailto:ranukam@doe.k12.ga.us">ranukam@doe.k12.ga.us</a>>;
'Ryan Tanaka' <<a href="mailto:rktanaka@hawaii.edu">rktanaka@hawaii.edu</a>>; 'Steve Crew' <<a href="mailto:steve.crew@iowa.gov">steve.crew@iowa.gov</a>>; ''James Barrett-Spencer' <<a href="mailto:James.Barrett-Spencer@cte.idaho.gov">James.Barrett-Spencer@cte.idaho.gov</a>>;
'Natasha Allan' <<a href="mailto:natasha.allan@illinois.gov">natasha.allan@illinois.gov</a>>; 'Marjohns@isbe.net'; 'Ash, Kathleen T' <<a href="mailto:KaAsh@gov.IN.gov">KaAsh@gov.IN.gov</a>>; 'Wood, Tobias' <<a href="mailto:twood@ksbor.org">twood@ksbor.org</a>>;
'Wendy Coates' <<a href="mailto:wcoates@ksde.org">wcoates@ksde.org</a>>; 'Mercy.Osuala@education.ky.gov'; 'taugustus@lctcs.edu'; 'Terry Simoneaux' <<a href="mailto:terry.simoneaux@la.gov">terry.simoneaux@la.gov</a>>; 'Sandler, Lisa (DOE' <<a href="mailto:LSandler@doe.mass.edu">LSandler@doe.mass.edu</a>>;
'Nicassia Belton -MSDE-' <<a href="mailto:nicassia.belton@maryland.gov">nicassia.belton@maryland.gov</a>>; 'Danielle Despins' <<a href="mailto:danielle.r.despins@maine.gov">danielle.r.despins@maine.gov</a>>; 'Elizabeth Collins' <<a href="mailto:CollinsE2@michigan.gov">CollinsE2@michigan.gov</a>>;
'Ellstra, Carolyn (MDE' <<a href="mailto:carolyn.ellstra@state.mn.us">carolyn.ellstra@state.mn.us</a>>; 'Allan, Gavin' <<a href="mailto:Gavin.Allan@dese.mo.gov">Gavin.Allan@dese.mo.gov</a>>; 'Davita Weary' <<a href="mailto:dweary@mccb.edu">dweary@mccb.edu</a>>;
'Schweitzer, Austin' <<a href="mailto:Austin.Schweitzer@mt.gov">Austin.Schweitzer@mt.gov</a>>; 'Brooke, Katy' <<a href="mailto:kbrooke@montana.edu">kbrooke@montana.edu</a>>; 'Tony Reggi' <<a href="mailto:reggia@nccommunitycolleges.edu">reggia@nccommunitycolleges.edu</a>>;
'shannon.baker@dpi.nc.gov'; 'Netzloff, Michael C.' <<a href="mailto:mnetzloff@nd.gov">mnetzloff@nd.gov</a>>; 'Page, Katherine' <<a href="mailto:Katherine.Page@doe.nh.gov">Katherine.Page@doe.nh.gov</a>>; 'Doughty, Michele' <<a href="mailto:michele.doughty@doe.state.nj.us">michele.doughty@doe.state.nj.us</a>>;
'Schmidt, Rick, PED' <<a href="mailto:Rick.Schmidt@state.nm.us">Rick.Schmidt@state.nm.us</a>>; 'Marina McHatton' <<a href="mailto:mmchatton@doe.nv.gov">mmchatton@doe.nv.gov</a>>; 'Michelle Muscedere' <<a href="mailto:Michelle.Muscedere@nysed.gov">Michelle.Muscedere@nysed.gov</a>>;
'Dan Nicolaescu <<a href="mailto:Dan.Nicolaescu@nysed.gov">Dan.Nicolaescu@nysed.gov</a>>; 'michelle.Ward@education.ohio.gov'; 'Alan Nahs' <<a href="mailto:Alan.Nahs@careertech.ok.gov">Alan.Nahs@careertech.ok.gov</a>>; 'Karin Moscon' <<a href="mailto:karin.moscon@state.or.us">karin.moscon@state.or.us</a>>;
'Gross, Cynthia' <<a href="mailto:cygross@pa.gov">cygross@pa.gov</a>>; 'Juan O. Rodriguez Rivera' <<a href="mailto:rodriguezrju@de.pr.gov">rodriguezrju@de.pr.gov</a>>; 'Matzko, Marilyn' <<a href="mailto:Marilyn.Matzko@ride.ri.gov">Marilyn.Matzko@ride.ri.gov</a>>;
'Dr. Eric Brown' <<a href="mailto:browne@sctechsystem.edu">browne@sctechsystem.edu</a>>; 'Gunter, Henry' <<a href="mailto:vhgunter@ed.sc.gov">vhgunter@ed.sc.gov</a>>; 'Uecker, Carol (DOE' <<a href="mailto:Carol.Uecker@state.sd.us">Carol.Uecker@state.sd.us</a>>;
'Michael Tinsley' <<a href="mailto:michael.tinsley@tbr.edu">michael.tinsley@tbr.edu</a>>; 'Coultress, Susie' <<a href="mailto:Susie.Coultress@tea.texas.gov">Susie.Coultress@tea.texas.gov</a>>; 'Nobles, Mindy' <<a href="mailto:Mindy.Nobles@THECB.state.tx.us">Mindy.Nobles@THECB.state.tx.us</a>>;
'Meszaros, Murray' <<a href="mailto:Murray.Meszaros@schools.utah.gov">Murray.Meszaros@schools.utah.gov</a>>; 'Deirdre R. Williams' <<a href="mailto:dwilliams@vccs.edu">dwilliams@vccs.edu</a>>; 'William Hatch' <<a href="mailto:william.hatch@doe.virginia.gov">william.hatch@doe.virginia.gov</a>>;
'Lockhart, Tanya' <<a href="mailto:tanya.lockhart@vide.vi">tanya.lockhart@vide.vi</a>>; 'Jay Ramsey' <<a href="mailto:Jay.Ramsey@vermont.gov">Jay.Ramsey@vermont.gov</a>>; 'Deifi Stolz' <<a href="mailto:Deifi.Stolz@k12.wa.us">Deifi.Stolz@k12.wa.us</a>>; Maryam
Jacobs <<a href="mailto:mjacobs@sbctc.edu">mjacobs@sbctc.edu</a>>; 'Wolf, Eric (WTB' <<a href="mailto:eric.wolf@wtb.wa.gov">eric.wolf@wtb.wa.gov</a>>; 'Baird, Sara J DPI' <<a href="mailto:Sara.Baird@dpi.wi.gov">Sara.Baird@dpi.wi.gov</a>>; 'brenda.powles@wtcsystem.edu';
'Richard Goff' <<a href="mailto:goff@wvctcs.org">goff@wvctcs.org</a>>; 'Doug Cipoletti' <<a href="mailto:dccipole@k12.wv.us">dccipole@k12.wv.us</a>>; 'JUAREZ Luis' <<a href="mailto:luis.juarez@HECC.OREGON.GOV">luis.juarez@HECC.OREGON.GOV</a>>; 'Kelly Davis'
<<a href="mailto:kelly.davis@doe.virginia.gov">kelly.davis@doe.virginia.gov</a>>; 'Collins Craig' <<a href="mailto:ccollins@ALSDE.edu">ccollins@ALSDE.edu</a>>; 'Blase, Lilly' <<a href="mailto:Lilly.Blase@nebraska.gov">Lilly.Blase@nebraska.gov</a>>; 'sbrooks@mdek12.org';
'Graham, Katie' <<a href="mailto:Katie.Graham@nebraska.gov">Katie.Graham@nebraska.gov</a>>; 'Boyd Daniel' <<a href="mailto:dboyd@ALSDE.edu">dboyd@ALSDE.edu</a>>; 'Riddle, Deborah A (EED)' <<a href="mailto:deborah.riddle@alaska.gov">deborah.riddle@alaska.gov</a>>;
'Raymond, Cathie' <<a href="mailto:Cathie.Raymond@azed.gov">Cathie.Raymond@azed.gov</a>>; 'Colorado <<a href="mailto:Sarah.Heath@cccs.edu">Sarah.Heath@cccs.edu</a>>; 'Connecticut - Melissa Hickey' <<a href="mailto:melissa.hickey@ct.gov">melissa.hickey@ct.gov</a>>;
'Kincaid, Richard (OSSE)' <<a href="mailto:Richard.Kincaid@dc.gov">Richard.Kincaid@dc.gov</a>>; 'Delaware' <<a href="mailto:luke.rhine@doe.k12.de.us">luke.rhine@doe.k12.de.us</a>>; 'Florida - Henry Mack' <<a href="mailto:henry.mack@fldoe.org">henry.mack@fldoe.org</a>>;
'Georgia - Barbara Wall <<a href="mailto:bwall@doe.k12.ga.us">bwall@doe.k12.ga.us</a>>; 'Guam' <<a href="mailto:mary.okada@guamcc.edu">mary.okada@guamcc.edu</a>>; 'Hawaii - Bernadette Howard' <<a href="mailto:Mbhoward@hawaii.edu">Mbhoward@hawaii.edu</a>>;
'Idaho - Clay Long' <<a href="mailto:clay.long@cte.idaho.gov">clay.long@cte.idaho.gov</a>>; 'Marjohns@isbe.net'; 'Indiana - Chris Deaton' <<a href="mailto:chdeaton@gov.in.gov">chdeaton@gov.in.gov</a>>; 'Iowa - Dennis Harden' <<a href="mailto:dennis.harden@iowa.gov">dennis.harden@iowa.gov</a>>;
'Kansas-Scott Smathers' <<a href="mailto:ssmathers@ksbor.org">ssmathers@ksbor.org</a>>; 'Kentucky <<a href="mailto:david.horseman@education.ky.gov">david.horseman@education.ky.gov</a>>; 'Louisiana' <<a href="mailto:patriciafelder@lctcs.edu">patriciafelder@lctcs.edu</a>>;
'Littlefield, Dwight A' <<a href="mailto:Dwight.A.Littlefield@maine.gov">Dwight.A.Littlefield@maine.gov</a>>; 'Maryland - Tiara Booker-Dwyer' <<a href="mailto:tiara.booker-dwyer@maryland.gov">tiara.booker-dwyer@maryland.gov</a>>; 'Chuang, Cliff (DESE)' <<a href="mailto:cchuang@doe.mass.edu">cchuang@doe.mass.edu</a>>;
'Michigan - Dr. Brian Pyles <<a href="mailto:PylesB@michigan.gov">PylesB@michigan.gov</a>>; 'Jargo, Jeralyn J' <<a href="mailto:Jeralyn.Jargo@minnstate.edu">Jeralyn.Jargo@minnstate.edu</a>>; 'Mississippi - Aimee Brown' <<a href="mailto:acbrown@mdek12.org">acbrown@mdek12.org</a>>;
'Mississippi - Rozelia Harris' <<a href="mailto:rharris@mdek12.org">rharris@mdek12.org</a>>; 'Missouri - Henningsen, Blaine <<a href="mailto:Blaine.Henningsen@dese.mo.gov">Blaine.Henningsen@dese.mo.gov</a>>; 'Montana - Jacque Treaster' <<a href="mailto:jtreaster@montana.edu">jtreaster@montana.edu</a>>;
'Graham, Katie' <<a href="mailto:katie.graham@nebraska.gov">katie.graham@nebraska.gov</a>>; 'Nevada - Craig Statucki' <<a href="mailto:CStatucki@doe.nv.gov">CStatucki@doe.nv.gov</a>>; 'New Hampshire - Eric Frauwirth' <<a href="mailto:eric.frauwirth@nh.gov">eric.frauwirth@nh.gov</a>>;
'New Jersey - Erskine R. Glover' <<a href="mailto:Erskine.glover@doe.nj.gov">Erskine.glover@doe.nj.gov</a>>; 'Perea, Elaine, PED' <<a href="mailto:Elaine.Perea@state.nm.us">Elaine.Perea@state.nm.us</a>>; 'New York - Amy Cox' <<a href="mailto:amy.cox@nysed.gov">amy.cox@nysed.gov</a>>;
'New York - Deborah Reiter' <<a href="mailto:deborah.reiter@nysed.gov">deborah.reiter@nysed.gov</a>>; 'North Carolina - Trey Michael <<a href="mailto:trey.michael@dpi.nc.gov">trey.michael@dpi.nc.gov</a>>; 'North Dakota - Wayne Sick <<a href="mailto:WASick@nd.gov">WASick@nd.gov</a>>;
'Ohio - Leah Amstutz' <<a href="mailto:leah.amstutz@education.ohio.gov">leah.amstutz@education.ohio.gov</a>>; 'Oklahoma' <<a href="mailto:Marcie.Mack@careertech.ok.gov">Marcie.Mack@careertech.ok.gov</a>>; 'Oregon - <<a href="mailto:Laura.Foley@state.or.us">Laura.Foley@state.or.us</a>>;
'Palau' <<a href="mailto:RMechol@palaumoe.net">RMechol@palaumoe.net</a>>; 'Paul McConnell' <<a href="mailto:paul.mcconnell@ride.ri.gov">paul.mcconnell@ride.ri.gov</a>>; 'Pennsylvania' <<a href="mailto:lburket@pa.gov">lburket@pa.gov</a>>; 'Puerto Rico - Yolanda
Cartagena' <<a href="mailto:cartagenaoy@de.pr.gov">cartagenaoy@de.pr.gov</a>>; 'South Carolina - Angel Malone' <<a href="mailto:amalone@ed.sc.gov">amalone@ed.sc.gov</a>>; 'South Dakota - Laura Scheibe' <<a href="mailto:Laura.Scheibe@state.sd.us">Laura.Scheibe@state.sd.us</a>>;
'Longhurst, Thalea' <<a href="mailto:Thalea.Longhurst@schools.utah.gov">Thalea.Longhurst@schools.utah.gov</a>>; 'Ramsey, Jay' <<a href="mailto:Jay.Ramsey@vermont.gov">Jay.Ramsey@vermont.gov</a>>; 'Virgin Islands - Nancy Callwood' <<a href="mailto:nancy.callwood@sttj.k12.vi">nancy.callwood@sttj.k12.vi</a>>;
'George Willcox' <<a href="mailto:george.willcox@doe.virginia.gov">george.willcox@doe.virginia.gov</a>>; 'Washington' <<a href="mailto:Epapadakis@wtb.wa.gov">Epapadakis@wtb.wa.gov</a>>; 'West Virginia <<a href="mailto:tucker@wvctcs.org">tucker@wvctcs.org</a>>;
'Wisconsin - Colleen McCabe' <<a href="mailto:Colleen.McCabe@wtcsystem.edu">Colleen.McCabe@wtcsystem.edu</a>>; 'Wyoming - Michelle Aldrich' <<a href="mailto:Michelle.aldrich@wyo.gov">Michelle.aldrich@wyo.gov</a>>; 'Cornwall, Janelle' <<a href="mailto:JCornwall@tcsg.edu">JCornwall@tcsg.edu</a>>;
'James Bell' <<a href="mailto:James.Bell@arkansas.gov">James.Bell@arkansas.gov</a>>; 'elizabeth.l.bennett@state.ma.us'; 'Craig Statucki' <<a href="mailto:cstatucki@doe.nv.gov">cstatucki@doe.nv.gov</a>>; 'Paul McConnell' <<a href="mailto:paul.mcconnell@ride.ri.gov">paul.mcconnell@ride.ri.gov</a>>;
'Kim Verneuille' <<a href="mailto:kverneuille@mccb.edu">kverneuille@mccb.edu</a>>; 'Conner Willietta' <<a href="mailto:wconner@ALSDE.edu">wconner@ALSDE.edu</a>>; 'Nolan Portalatin Cepeda' <<a href="mailto:portalatincn@de.pr.gov">portalatincn@de.pr.gov</a>>;
'Dees, Andriel M' <<a href="mailto:andriel.dees@minnstate.edu">andriel.dees@minnstate.edu</a>>; 'Wilson Lisa' <<a href="mailto:Lisa.Wilson@doe.k12.de.us">Lisa.Wilson@doe.k12.de.us</a>>; 'Nina C. Shaw' <<a href="mailto:Nina.C.Shaw@tn.gov">Nina.C.Shaw@tn.gov</a>>;
'Jones, John' <<a href="mailto:John.Jones@azed.gov">John.Jones@azed.gov</a>>; 'Janssen, Mary' <<a href="mailto:mary.janssen@nebraska.gov">mary.janssen@nebraska.gov</a>>; Durkee, Ruth <<a href="mailto:Ruth.Durkee@vermont.gov">Ruth.Durkee@vermont.gov</a>>; Peter
Callas <<a href="mailto:PCallas@cde.ca.gov">PCallas@cde.ca.gov</a>>; <a href="mailto:Sarah.G.Williams@tn.gov">
Sarah.G.Williams@tn.gov</a>; James Bell <<a href="mailto:James.Bell@ade.arkansas.gov">James.Bell@ade.arkansas.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:bbaptistewilliams@lctcs.edu">bbaptistewilliams@lctcs.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> OCR Dear Educator Letter re Discrimination Against AAPI Students<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MOA Coordinators and State CTE Directors, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">I write to share that this afternoon, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a
<a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/correspondence/stakeholders/educator-202105-aapi.pdf">
Dear Educator Letter</a> reminding <span class="normaltextrun">schools of their obligation to investigate and address all forms of harassment based on race, color, or national origin, including harassment directed at Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)
students.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">You can find this letter in OCR’s
<a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/newsroom.html">News Room</a> along with
</span><a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-aapi-202105.pdf">Confronting COVID-19-Related Harassment in Schools</a><span style="color:black;background:white">, a resource for students and families that OCR and the Department
of Justice’s Civil Rights Division issued earlier this month. I have also included the full set of translations below for your convenience.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Today’s<span style="background:white"> Dear Educator Letter builds on efforts across the government, including
</span></span>President Biden’s memorandum, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/26/memorandum-condemning-and-combating-racism-xenophobia-and-intolerance-against-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-in-the-united-states/">
Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States</a>, to recognize and address the recent increase in harassment and violence directed at AAPI individuals. I hope you find this resource
useful and, as always, welcome your thoughts and suggestions to support equal opportunity for all students, including educational environments that are free from harassment and other forms of discrimination.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maria <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Please see the links below for multiple translations of Confronting COVID-19-Related Harassment in Schools, a resource for students and families issued jointly by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the Department
of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="color:#030A13">Read the Fact Sheet (English) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-aapi-202105.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (507K)<br>
</span><span lang="MY" style="font-family:"Myanmar Text",sans-serif;color:#030A13">မြန်မာစကား</span><span style="color:#030A13"> (Burmese) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-202105-burmese.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (942K)<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Microsoft JhengHei",sans-serif;color:#030A13">简体字</span><span style="color:#030A13"> (Sim. Chinese) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-aapi-202105-chinese-ms.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (943K)<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:#030A13">繁體字</span><span style="color:#030A13"> (Trad. Chinese) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-aapi-202105-chinese-mt.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (646K)<br>
Hakha Chin (Hakha Chin) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-202105-hakha-chin.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (904K)<br>
</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:#030A13;mso-fareast-language:JA">日本語</span><span style="color:#030A13"> (Japanese) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-202105-japanese.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (958K)<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Myanmar Text",sans-serif;color:#030A13">ကညီကျိာ</span><span style="color:#030A13"> (Karen) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-202105-karen.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (988K)<br>
</span><span lang="KHM" style="font-family:"Leelawadee UI",sans-serif;color:#030A13">ខ្មែរ</span><span style="color:#030A13"> (Khmer) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-202105-khmer.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (985K)<br>
</span><span lang="KO" style="font-family:"Malgun Gothic",sans-serif;color:#030A13;mso-fareast-language:KO">한국어</span><span style="color:#030A13"> (Korean) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-aapi-202105-korean.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (571K)<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Leelawadee UI",sans-serif;color:#030A13">ພາສາລາວ</span><span style="color:#030A13"> (Lao) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-202105-lao.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (922K)<br>
</span><span lang="TH" style="font-family:"Leelawadee UI",sans-serif;color:#030A13">ไทย</span><span style="color:#030A13"> (Thai) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-202105-thai.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (931K)<br>
Tagalog (Tagalog) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-aapi-202105-tagalog.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (488K)<br>
</span><span lang="VI" style="color:#030A13">Việt-ngữ</span><span style="color:#030A13"> (Vietnamese) <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-factsheet-aapi-202105-vietnamese.pdf"><span style="color:#115CA7">PDF</span></a> (464K)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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