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Class-Actions Sep 5, 2019

Parent Files Class-Action Suit After Data Breach Exposes Nearly 1 Million Schoolchildren’s Personal Information

— A mother filed a federal class-action lawsuit on her daughter’s behalf Thursday, after nearly a million students nationwide had their personal information exposed in a data breach by a company used to track student academic progress. The woman, identified as Kylie S., was seeking class-action status in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago against Pearson Clinical Assessment. …

Lawsuits Aug 24, 2019

Texas School District Faces Lawsuit After Staffers Fill in Black Student’s Hair With a Sharpie: ‘That’s Assault’

Screenshot: Click2HoustonIf ever there was a perfect justification for throwing hands, it’s the discovery that staffers at your 7th grader’s middle school filled in his fade with a Sharpie. Thankfully, however, cooler heads prevailed, and instead of snatching the soul out of the offending party’s chests, a federal civil rights lawsuit was filed instead. From Yahoo:A federal civil rights lawsuit …

Settlements Aug 7, 2019

Dartmouth Settles Sexual Misconduct Lawsuit for $14 Million

“We are satisfied to have reached an agreement with Dartmouth College, and are encouraged by our humble contribution to bringing restorative justice to a body of Dartmouth students beyond the named plaintiffs,” the plaintiffs, three of whom were anonymous, said in a statement. The allegations in the lawsuit sparked heated debate at Dartmouth and prompted dozens of alumni to demand greater …

News May 13, 2019

Controversy of SAT Reasoning Test (SAT)

The College Board announced they would change the scores for the students who were given a lower score than they earned, but at this point many of those students had already applied to colleges using their original scores. The College Board decided not to change the scores for the students who were given a higher score than they earned. A lawsuit was filed in 2005 by about 4,400 students who …

News May 6, 2019

Black Mississippi Valedictorian’s Discrimination Suit Going to Trial. Here’s Why She Sued.

“I didn’t know — I don’t know Heather Bouse, didn’t know then whether Heather Bouse was black, white or what. During a deposition, Shepard says she believes the federal judge’s order to desegregate the Cleveland school district influenced the district’s choice of valedictorians. “…They were mostly concerned with white flight and not that of the black students or black community. Now East Side …

News May 2, 2019

Black Student Lost Salutatorian Due to Discrimination, Lawsuit Says

Now James is alleging that Cleveland School District officials took away the chance for her to be salutatorian because they “feared white flight.” (Photo: Courtesy of Lisa Ross)The school district did not respond to a request for comment. It’s not the first lawsuit Ross has filed against the Cleveland school district on behalf of a graduate alleging discrimination. In contrast, nearly 100% of …

Lawsuits Mar 1, 2018

Nigerian Government Motions to Join Lawsuit Against ASU

The Federal Republic of Nigeria filed a motion in federal court Monday to join approximately 40 Nigerian students in a lawsuit against Alabama State University. The motion is the latest movement in a lawsuit filed in Aug. 2016 that initially listed the Nigerian government as a defendant, a decision Julian McPhillips, attorney for the students, said was a formality at the time. The lawsuit claims that throughout the students’ expected four-year tenure, ASU erroneously charged …

Lawsuits Aug 21, 2017

Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Latino Families in Holyoke Public Schools

A lawsuit has been filed in federal court alleging human rights violations in Holyoke Public Schools. The suit alleges the district fails to provide parents who speak limited English adequate translation services, including for educational documents regarding the children in their families. “For at least two decades, HPS has routinely and repeatedly failed to translate important educational …

Lawsuits May 15, 2017

Facing Lawsuit, Buffalo School District to Allow LGBT Club, Same-Sex Prom Dates

The Buffalo school district says LGBT students will be allowed to bring same-sex dates to prom and form a club at a high school that was accused of discrimination. Superintendent Kriner Cash and Board President Barbara Seals-Nevergold announced the decision Friday, two days after the New York Civil Liberties Union helped a student file a federal lawsuit claiming unequal …

Lawsuits May 15, 2017

Jury Finds UMD Negligent in Teacher Licensure Lawsuit

“We gave it the old college try, and sometimes you take it on the chin,” said Meg Kane, a lawyer for the graduates of the UMD College of Education and Human Service Professions. “They were found negligent, they were found liable — responsible — it just wasn’t a lot of finances awarded.” The former students, who graduated from UMD in December 2014, also alleged fraud and misrepresentation by UMD …