20 U.S.C. § 1706
Section 1706 · Civil actions by individuals denied equal educational opportunities or by Attorney General
This is § 207 of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 29 court decisions — leading case Gomez v. Illinois State Board of Education (1987)
Most recently applied in United States v. Secretary Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (December 2021)
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An individual denied an equal educational opportunity, as defined by this subchapter may institute a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States against such parties, and for such relief, as may be appropriate. The Attorney General of the United States (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Attorney General”), for or in the name of the United States, may also institute such a civil action on behalf of such an individual.