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Los Angeles school policy discriminates against White students, lawsuit says
The 1776 Project Foundation argues LAUSD's policy grants benefits like smaller class sizes to over 600 predominantly nonwhite schools, disadvantaging white students, according to the lawsuit.
- On Tuesday, the 1776 Project Foundation filed a federal lawsuit in the Central District of California alleging discrimination by Los Angeles Unified School District through a policy supporting schools with more than 70% nonwhite residents.
- The policy dates to the 1970s as a court-ordered remedy following a 1963 desegregation lawsuit against Los Angeles Unified School District, designating racially isolated minority schools for supports including capped student-teacher ratios.
- Court papers say disparities include qualifying schools getting smaller class sizes, extra points for magnet schools, with student-to-teacher ratios ranging from 25 to one versus 34.5 to one, and more than 600 campuses qualifying while about 100 do not.
- Following the 2023 Supreme Court ruling, conservative groups have framed the case as part of efforts to roll back race-based education policies, with federal officials and the Trump administration prioritizing claims of unfair treatment of white students.
- LAUSD officials said they are reviewing the suit and remain committed to student access, while civil-rights attorneys and Tanya Ortiz Franklin warn it could leave poor children of color under-supported.
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