New Jersey
Civil Rights Complaint Challenging Tracking and Discipline Practices in South Orange-Maplewood School District
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of New Jersey and the Center for Civil Rights Remedies of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, have filed a complaint with the federal Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) urging an investigation into New Jersey's South Orange-Maplewood School District's practices of tracking and school discipline that affect students differently based on race and disability status.
Status: Ongoing
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