Alabama School System Ordered to Stop Discriminating Against Black Children

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The US Department of Justice and the Madison County School Board of Alabama have reached an agreement regarding a long-running desegregation case. The district agreed to take measures to make sure Black students have equal educational opportunities including gifted programs and college prep classes. It’s nearly as if they pretended Brown v Board just didn’t exist.

DOJ previously stated they found several discriminatory issues in their review of the district such as Black students being subject to discipline more often than white students and Black high schoolers being more likely to be referred for subjective infractions, per ABC affiliate WHNT. Also, their recruitment processes left several schools without even one Black faculty member.

Now, the DOJ gave the district specific requirements on how to address the racial desegregation they’ve practiced.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/alabama-school-system-ordered-stop-163854209.html

[elleng]

1. 'The district agreed to take measures to make sure Black students have equal

educational opportunities including gifted programs and college prep classes. It’s nearly as if they pretended Brown v Board just didn’t exist.'

[LoisB]

2. It's Ala-damn-bama. I would not have expected Black students to be treated equally. Of course,

Alabama is not alone in this.