Defend 504 Form Letter Instructions
Editor’s note. The below form letter is part of a campaign to encourage Attorney General Chris Carr to drop out of a lawsuit that endangers 504 protections for folks with disabilities in Georgia schools and businesses. We’ll be publishing more background on this in the coming days, but we have a few links below in the FAQs. We wanted to get the letter out ASAP for those who already know about this lawsuit and were interested in contacting the office of the Attorney General. Subscribe to stay up to date!
Welcome! We’re so glad you’re interested in writing Attorney General Carr to express your concerns about Texas vs Berreca and how it will impact 504 protections in our schools. The below form letter should help you get started. Feel free to customize to your personal experiences and tone.
Attorney General Carr,
My name is [Your Name] and I am a resident of [City], Georgia. I'm writing to you because I am deeply concerned about Georgia's involvement in the lawsuit Texas v Becerra. I strongly believe that all Georgian children deserve to receive the accommodations they need to succeed in school. Access to the Section 504 protections that this lawsuit seeks to dismantle is a vitally important part of ensuring that happens. I'm aware of the clarifying statements put out by your office as well as the recently published "Joint Status Report", and remain unconvinced that this lawsuit will not seriously endanger the 504 protections that [my/Georgia's] children depend on.
[Take this space to share any personal connection to 504 protections you might have through, either your own, or via friends/family]
I am urging you to withdraw from Texas v Becerra immediately to ensure these vital protections remain in place for all Georgian children. I hope you will seriously consider this request for the sake of this state and our most vulnerable youth.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your Address]
You can copy paste this into whatever editor your want, or alternatively, hand write a letter for more impact. Once you’ve done that, grab an envelope, a stamp and address your letter to
Office of the Attorney General
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Be sure to include a return address on the envelope so GA Carr knows you’re a GA voter!
If you’ve got more questions, check out our FAQs below
Can I email the AG instead?
Unfortunately no, the contact us page for the office of the Attorney General does not list an email address. You can call if you want, but we reccomend a letter as well for maximum impact
I want to read more about this before I send a letter. Can you share some resources?
Absolutely! Here a few great links on the issue
https://decaturish.com/2025/02/georgias-involvement-in-section-504-lawsuit-sparks-community-outrage-from-parents/
https://dredf.org/protect-504/
What’s the “Joint Status Report”?
An official letter to the court submitted by all the states participating in the lawsuit, letting the court know they still want to proceed with the lawsuit. You can read it here. We’d also recommend this great explainer from the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, providing more context on the report.