Federal appellate court holds African-American parent stated valid claim that Louisiana district’s student assignment plan is racially discriminatory
In a 2-1 split, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that an African-American parent stated a valid equal protection claim against a Louisiana school district. The parent claims that the district’s student assignment plan assigns a disproportionate number of “at risk” students to predominantly minority schools in the district, thereby discriminating against minority students based on their race.
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