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The Dearborn Public Schools must make changes to comply with civil rights laws, following an enforcement action launched by a federal agency in April 2010.
The U.S. Education Department said Thursday an agreement with the district and the department's Office for Civil Rights resolves the federal inquiry.
Parents with limited English proficiency in the heavily Arab American district were not given adequate access to information about their children's education in a language they could understand, according to the investigation. Officials said the district also denied students learning English access to nonacademic programs and activities.