Lawsuit Accuses Massachusetts Schools of Segregating Students of Color in Low-Opportunity Districts
Plaintiffs say 63% of Massachusetts schools are segregated or intensely segregated and ask the state to expand cross-district integration programs.
- On Wednesday, a coalition of public school students and community organizations filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court alleging Massachusetts maintains racially segregated school districts. Plaintiffs include nine Black and Latino students from Boston, Springfield, and Lawrence.
- A 2024 state advisory council report found 63% of all schools in Massachusetts are segregated or intensely segregated. District lines based on residential patterns concentrate Black and Latino students in high-poverty areas with fewer educational opportunities.
- "Massachusetts has some of the most segregated schools by race and income in the entire country," said Ary Amerikaner, executive director of Brown's Promise. The suit contends state-mandated district boundaries limit educational access, violating rights to adequate education.
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education spokesperson Jacqueline Reis stated the department lacks authority to change school district boundaries. The department remains committed to strengthening education and reducing graduation rate gaps.
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Lawsuit accuses Massachusetts schools segregates students in low-opportunity districts
A lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities.
Santa Maria Times
Independent EspañolA lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts alleges that the state illegally maintains racially segregated schools by concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities.
Students and community organizations sue to desegregate Massachusetts
A lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated , concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities. The lawsuit challenges the state’s practice of assigning students to schools based solely on where they live, which can lead to patterns of housing segregation being replicated in sch…
Lawsuit Filed by Students Seeks Desegregation of Massachusetts Schools
A lawsuit filed on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities Lawsuit Filed by Students Seeks Desegregation of Massachusetts Schools.
The Toronto Star
Students and community organizations sue to desegregate Massachusetts schools
A lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities.
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