According to The Washington Post, following the U.S. Department of Justice’s suit against Meridian, Mississippi officials accusing them of operating a “school-to-prison pipeline,” a new report cites harsh school discipline practices across the state that it contends have steered students into the justice system.
Continue reading...In a 2-1 split, the Iowa Court of Appeals has reversed the decision of a state trial court which held that a child’s tree nut allergy did not constitute a disability under the Iowa Civil Rights Act on grounds that the trial court’s analysis was incomplete.
Continue reading...According to The Examiner, Fred Lane, the father of a Blue Springs South High School sophomore basketball player, Cloe Lane, who is black, is suing the Blue Springs School District in Jackson County Circuit Court, citing racial discrimination, harassment, retaliation and civil rights violations, and is seeking punitive damages.
Continue reading...The Times-Picayune reports that in following up on a complaint by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice will be investigating whether the Jefferson Parish school system discriminates against its Latino students.
Continue reading...The Republic reports the Arizona Department of Education has settled a complaint brought by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education as a result of an investigation that revealed that tens of thousands of students were incorrectly identified as being fluent in English.
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