All Photographs represent aspects within the civil rights complaint. Tuesday, December 17, 2013. (Photo by Ted Jackson, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
What do we do when an ugly reality comes face-to-face with the pretty picture fame and fortune flaunted? Do we run? Do we hide? Do we conveniently forget or perhaps, we seek more information. We might ask for a comment or accept what is given. There is reason to believe that those who we thought could be trusted, inadvertently or not, led us astray. That is the quandary New Orleans residents find themselves in.
Most remember the day in 2010 when Oprah Winfrey drove into the city with a bundle of money. She donated and hand-delivered one million dollars to New Orleans Sci Academy. A year later, claims of systematic discrimination against disabled students appeared in the courts. The Oprah-Backed Charter Schoolwas among them. It is now 2014, years have passed since the revelation. And while Oprah remains silent New Orleans parents do not.

Civil Rights Complaint Targets New Orleans Charter Group Collegiate Academies

By Danielle Dreilinger | The Times-Picayune. April 15, 2014 at 10:02 AM, updated April 15, 2014 at 5:19 PM
A civil rights complaint filed Tuesday against New Orleans charter school managers Collegiate Academies alleges discipline so harsh that it violates federal laws and verges on abuse. A group calling itself the Better Education Support Team, plus more than 30 students and relatives, asked the U.S. Education and Justice departments’ civil rights divisions to investigate.
Their complaint details “out-of-control suspension practices for trivial matters” and “intimidation of students exercising First Amendment rights.” It also alleges a host of violations concerning students with disabilities.empathyeducates – Civil Rights Complaint Targets New Orleans Charter Group Collegiate Academies: