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Eight years later, the case symbolizes ongoing controversy over the Education Department’s ability to enforce federal civil rights laws. 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black parents in Dillon County,S.C.,thought their children were beingassigned to racially segregated elementary school classes,they filed a com-plaint with the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights.  \nNow,eight years later,as these students prepare to graduate from high school,the case remains unresolved and has become a symbol of the longstanding disputeover ED's ability to enforce civil rights laws.  \nThe case illustrates \"the most egregious transgression of federal civil rightsenforcement in years,\"said Phyllis McClure,a civi1 rights lawyer representingthe black parents.She contends OCR let Dillon languish and\"stonewalled\"before taking any action.  \nPavns InA Battle  \nDillon County is one of dozens of cases that are pavns in a battle between OCRand a congressional panel,which has investigated charges of lax enforcementand mismanagement.Rep.Ted Weiss,D-N.Y.,chairman of the House Intergovern-mental Relations and Human Resources Subcommittee,squared off last year withHarry Singleton,OCR's assistant secretary until he resigned last month.  \nSingleton,who maintained“Weiss is trying to make the Republican administration look badthat Weiss's criticismsand gain brownie points back in his congressional district to helpconstituted nothing morehim get reelected.That's the way the game is played.”than a \"witchhunt,\"said—Harry Singleton,former assistant secretary,OCR,over which he pre-                              sided for two years,in-Office for Civil Rights,Education Department  \n—_  \nherited many of these aging cases,including Dillon County,and moved quickly tosettle them.  \"Weiss is trying to make the Republican administration look badand gain brownie points back in his congressional district to help him getreelected,\"Singleton said in a recent interview.\"That's the way the game isplayed.\"  \nSingleton is expected to be replaced by Barbara Lerner,an education consult-ant,whose nomination is pending at the White House.Lerner has vritten booksand articles on education,including a book that promoted vouchers for failingstudents.In the interim,Alicia Coro,Singleton's former deputy and now act-ing assistant secretary has been running OCR.A former teacher and administra-tor in various government posts,Coro declined to be interviewed.  \nOCR,the department's civi1 rights watchdog for the nation's more than 16,000elementary and secondary school systems and 3,200 colleges and universities,(more)  \n## CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT REMAINS CLOUDED IN CONTROVERSY(Cont.)\n\ninvestigates complaints of discrimination in federally assisted education pro-gr ams.Complaints of alleged discrimination may be based on race,sex,creed,national origin,age and handicap.  \nWith a staff of 907 investigators and lawyers sprinkled throughout 10 regionaloffices and headquarters in Washington,D.C.,OCR processes nearly 2,000 caseseach year.If,after an investigation,OCR determines discrimination has oc-curred,the office seeks to resolve the situatfon through voluntary compliance.  \nMembers of Congress and civil rights leaders charge OCR hasfailed to enforce civil rights laws because the office is excessivelyslow to process cases.                  \nenforcement.Justice can either agree with ED's finding of discrimination andseek a resolution through the courts or decide no discrimination has occurredand return the case to OCR.Once a case returns,OCR may refer it to anadministrative hearing,which could lead to the termination of federal funding.  \nMembers of Congress and civil rights leaders charge OCR has failed to enforcecivil rights laws because the office is excessively slow to process cases.  \n\"Delay and inaction in processing cases have char acterized OCR's conduct,\"said Julius Chambers,director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,which represents the Dillon complainants.  \nBut Singleton points to a record of virtually eliminating OCR's backlog and 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They filed a complaint with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights.\"},{\"question\":\"Why has the Dillon case become a symbol of controversy?\",\"answer\":\"The case remains unresolved after years and is tied to disagreements over ED’s power and willingness to enforce federal civil rights laws, with critics alleging delay and stonewalling.\"},{\"question\":\"What time frames govern the Office for Civil Rights’ handling of complaints?\",\"answer\":\"OCR is required by law to resolve complaints within 210 days, with allowance for 20% of cases to be resolved within 345 days, based on the cited federal district court framework.\"}]","CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT REMAINS CLOUDED IN CONTROVERSY - Seventh of an eight-part series | PDF",1789971481,13]