What's Happening
In June 2025, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District published job postings for 14 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion officers — two per school — funded by taxpayers. A formal federal civil rights complaint was filed against the district.
This site documents the original posting, the complaint, and the federal case currently under evaluation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
Positions
Targeted
Cited (14151 & 14190)
Case Status
Timeline
The Issue
From the DY internal job posting, Job ID 1102, June 2, 2025 — confirmed by district administration:
What These Officers Were Tasked With
- Advising district leadership on DEI and equity policy
- Influencing curriculum design and lesson content
- Overseeing identity-based hiring and staff subcommittees
- Confronting students and teachers about "equity issues"
- Promoting district-wide DEI messaging to the community
Federal Laws Cited in Complaint
- EO 14151 — bans DEI programming in federally-funded institutions
- EO 14190 — bans DEI in K-12 curriculum and training
- Title VI & IX — equal treatment; prohibits identity-based programs
- 1st Amendment — bars compelled ideological speech
- 14th Amendment — parental rights over children's identity formation
Responsibilities include:
— Advising district leadership on DEI policy
— Influencing curriculum development
— Overseeing identity-based hiring and subcommittees
— Confronting staff and students on "equity issues"
— Promoting a district-wide DEI message to the broader community
Source: Internal DY HR posting confirmed by district administration by phone, June 9, 2025.
Official Documents
What You Can Do
Any parent, taxpayer, or community member can file independently with the U.S. Department of Education. Under current federal enforcement, OCR is actively investigating DEI/SEL programs in K-12 districts. Takes 15 minutes online.
File with OCR → Pre-Filled Email →DY School Committee meets publicly. Bring the job posting. Ask specifically whether the current SEL positions are the same roles as the 2025 DEI posting. Get it on the record.
Meeting Agendas →Ask your state representative or senator to request an accounting of the DY SEL program — its scope, cost, and federal compliance status. The SEL rebrand deserves public scrutiny.
PDE tracks similar cases nationally and has legal templates, resources, and connections to other parents fighting the same issue in their districts.
Parents Defending Education →The more community members are aware of the rebrand, the harder it is to bury. Share with other parents in Dennis, Yarmouth, and across Cape Cod.
Contact
Site maintained by concerned residents of Dennis and Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
Questions or information to share: absolutely@NoDEIatDY.com