Nashville charter schools blasted over racial imbalance
Lawyer in rezoning case says imbalance is 'proof' against Metro
The racial imbalance in Nashville’s charter schools is the newest issue in a federal lawsuit against the school district.
All of them have 80 percent or more black enrollment, but in recent weeks, a charter school group from Arizona has been gauging parents’ interest in predominantly white neighborhoods. That’s also drawing attention from plaintiffs’ attorney Larry Woods.
Woods represents a family in a 3-year-old federal lawsuit against Metro Nashville Public Schools over rezoning they say is causing resegregation.
“The charter schools appear to be racially isolated schools,” Woods said. “A new (proposed) charter made a presentation in town recently and didn’t come out and say it would be an all-white school but led