February 26, 2025, 10:30 am - Livestream and in person Atlanta Georgia

Press Conference: CAIR-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta to File Civil Rights Complaint Against Fulton County School District

On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta (Advancing Justice-Atlanta) plan to hold a press conference to announce the filing of a Federal Title VI Civil Rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against the Fulton County School District.

The complaint alleges that since October 2023 Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students, along with their allies, have faced numerous racist, anti-Palestinian, xenophobic, and Islamophobic harassment and doxing incidents district wide. Fulton County School District’s inaction and failure to protect students constitutes a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

WHAT: Press Conference to announce the filing of a Title VI civil rights complaint against the Fulton County School District 

WHEN: Wednesday February 26, 2025, at 10:30 am

WHERE: 6201 Powers Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30339. 

CONTACT: Rachael Ramchand, Advancing Justice-Atlanta Communications Specialist, rramchand@advancingjustice-atlanta.org ,Nazia Khanzada, CAIR-Georgia Communications Manager, nkhanzada@cair.com, Azka Mahmood, CAIR-Georgia Executive Director, azkatmahmood@cair.com
Aaron Butler, CAIR-Georgia Managing Attorney, abutler@cair.com

LIVESTREAM: www.facebook.com/CAIRGA

CAIR-Georgia’s mission is to protect civil rights, promote justice, empower American Muslims, and enhance the understanding of Islam.  

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlantais a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI), and other marginalized communities in Georgia and the Southeast.