Sentences with phrase «discriminated against districts»
According to a lawsuit filed by parents with the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, New York State has systematically discriminated against districts with black, Latino, and poor students by inadequately funding their education.
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In March of 2016, the District Court agreed with Walmart and in a 109 page opinion stated, «Puerto Rico's AMT, on its face, clearly discriminates against interstate commerce.»
For example, in case number 87 C 10746, Gutzmacher v. Public Building Commission, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District ofIllinois, Eastern Division, Senior Federal District Judge James B. Parson ruled on Dec. 4, 1989 that the Public Building Commission was enjoined from discriminating against all forms of religious expression and ordered the Public Building Commission to permit Gutzmacher to erect a nativity scene display during the Christmas season,» added Scholten.
The Lombard Park District does not discriminate against eligible residents who want to participate in programs on the basis of disabling conditions.
«Based upon enrollment numbers, the district is politically competitive and does not discriminate against any minority group.
New York's Utica City School District has reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that says it discriminated against refugee students and did not let them enroll at Thomas R. Proctor High School, shown here.
«The seven Orthodox members of that board, Jewish members of that board, discriminate against the black and Latino students in that district.
Kiarre Harris, whose children were removed from her custody by a Family Court judge, has filed civil rights complaints with both the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education, alleging that both the school district and Erie County Child Protective Services discriminated against her because she is black.
New York's Utica City School District is facing two lawsuits in federal court that say it discriminated against refugee students and did not let them enroll at Thomas R. Proctor High School, shown here.
Their federal class - action lawsuit says that for almost a decade the district has discriminated against refugee students over 16.
In the lawsuit, filed on 15 May in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Hornig alleges that Lipkin for years has discriminated against her on the basis of sex and created a hostile work environment, violating U.S. and New York civil rights laws.
Investigation shows Hibbing School District discriminated against.
Charter Schools Do Not Appear to Discriminate Against Special Education Students Students with disabilities more likely to remain in charters than in district schools
U.S. District Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter of Philadelphia said March 16 that granting such a stay would not «further the public interest» because the NCAA's minimum college - admissions - test scores were found to discriminate against African - American student athletes.
Charter school advocates accuse district leaders of discriminating against them and their students; district officials...
The suit, filed in 1989, alleged that district officials intentionally discriminated against black students by building several new schools in predominantly white sections of the Las Vegas Valley while building none on the city's heavily black west side.
Such districts should be held to account — but only if OCR can identify compelling evidence that their officials intended to discriminate against certain groups of students.
As one who used to enforce these laws, I am quite certain that there are districts that are discriminating against people on the basis of race just as certainly as I am convinced that other districts are not.
Several members of an American Indian tribe in rural South Dakota are suing the local school district in federal court, claiming its method for electing board members discriminates against Native Americans by weakening their voting power.
Commonly known as the «Anti-Affirmative Action Proposition,» among other things, it prohibited ``... the state, local governments, districts, public universities, colleges, and schools, and other government instrumentalities from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group in public employment, public education, or public contracting on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.»
Feds: Palatine district discriminated against transgender student by barring her from girls» locker room
The authors of the original law were wary of administrators in local districts, many of whom were actively discriminating against minority schoolchildren.
Legal representation for the school district say they have investigated her charges and do not believe they are valid, or that the school districts or employees are discriminating against Kast or her grandchildren.
Much of the litigation our school attorneys handle involves allegations that a school district discriminated against an employee or a student, including claims pursuant to the Missouri Human Rights Act, Kansas Act Against Discrimination, Title VI or Title VII / Tiagainst an employee or a student, including claims pursuant to the Missouri Human Rights Act, Kansas Act Against Discrimination, Title VI or Title VII / TiAgainst Discrimination, Title VI or Title VII / Title IX.
Order the defendants to cease using a funding system that does not provide adequate funding where students can meet state standards and which discriminates against low wealth districts; and
North Carolina civil rights groups are urging the U.S. Justice Department to launch a federal investigation into two North Carolina school districts that allegedly discriminated against immigrant youth.
Order the defendants to create and maintain a constitutional school funding system that will enable all students to meet state academic standards and does not discriminate against low - wealth school district.
We're asking parents, students, and other community advocates to join us in the fight to maintain the federal school discipline guidance, which is a critical tool that can help schools and districts reduce the use of practices that push students out of school (e.g. suspensions and expulsions) and prevent them from disciplining in ways that discriminate against students of color.
The State of Washington will be holding a press conference on August 18, 2015 at 10 am to release the disaggregated district - level results for their state which will undoubtedly reveal that the SBAC test particularly discriminates against children from low - income homes, children who face English language barriers and children who need special education services.
A father of two children, Mr. Castañeda, argued that the school district of Raymondville, TX was discriminating against his children on the basis of national origin and race by not providing sufficient educational programming to help them overcome their language barriers, and thus were not allowed the same educational opportunities as other students.
This statement is extremely troubling given the Administration's consistent efforts to roll - back guidance and regulations that are intended to prevent schools and districts from discriminating against vulnerable student populations.
(3) Order the defendants to create and maintain a constitutional school funding system that will enable all students to meet state academic standards and does not discriminate against low - wealth school districts.»
Appeal from judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Mark D. Fox, Magistrate Judge), which held that defendant Board of Education of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District intentionally discriminated against plaintiff Santina Polera in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and awarded damages to plaintiff.
These systems flagrantly favored school districts in affluent white suburbs and discriminated against poor districts in urban and rural areas with high minority populations.
«If education is supposed to be the civil rights issue of this era, why does Connecticut's new system for rating schools and districts discriminate against our most vulnerable students?
At a meeting held at the Department of Education (ED) in Washington today, conservative groups, parents and some teachers asked the Department to rescind federal guidance issued under the Obama administration, ensuring that school districts aren't discriminating against students through their discipline policies and practice.
Considering that the home district is responsible for paying all of the costs associated with providing needed services to special education students in charter schools, the schools aren't discriminating against students with disabilities because of financial reasons, they simply refuse to provide educational opportunities to any students that don't fit the «profile» they wish to serve.
Acted for a BC school board in a human rights matter brought by parents of a dyslexic child who alleged that the school district had discriminated against the student by failing to provide adequate accommodations
Suing a school district for negligent behavior or violation of rights (for example, discriminating against your child)
An Indiana federal district court has granted Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) a permanent injunction against an unconstitutional policy that the School District of Pike Township used to discriminate againstdistrict court has granted Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) a permanent injunction against an unconstitutional policy that the School District of Pike Township used to discriminate againstDistrict of Pike Township used to discriminate against More...
Regarding the third element, the district court found that Berry discriminated against Spath in regard to advancement, employee compensation, and discharge.
The district court noted that the ADA makes it unlawful to discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability.
The district court found that Daniels discriminated against Reed by: (1) denying her a dwelling on the basis of her race; (2) misrepresenting that the dwelling was not available for rent; (3) making statements indicating a racial preference or limitation; and (4) denying her equal rights.
In Fair Housing Congress v. Weber, the U.S. District Court found that the rules of an apartment complex discriminated against children, and thus, violated the Fair Housing Act.
The district court also addressed BCF's argument that even if Sawinski was qualified, he failed to show that BCF discriminated against him.
The district court found that Vigil was «equally nasty» to all of his tenants and the Tenth Circuit determined the question was whether Vigil intentionally discriminated against Honce.