McCaskey

Refugees Win Lawsuit Allowing Them to Attend Lancaster High School

Six teenage refugees won a lawsuit Friday that would allow them to attend Lancaster’s McCaskey High School after school administrators allegedly diverted them into an alternative school. The plaintiffs, who range in age from 17 to 21, claimed that they were subject to routine pat-downs and were not properly instructed in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) at the district’s chosen school, …



School District of Lancaster Sued Over Handling of Refugee Students

The School District of Lancaster was slapped with a class-action lawsuit Tuesday over its handling of older refugee students. The U.S. District Court suit claims the district steered students to a disciplinary high school, rather than enroll them at McCaskey High School. Six refugees, ages 17-21, are part of the lawsuit.