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Journey For Justice and Advancement Project File Title VI Complaints Against School Closures | Advancement Project

Journey For Justice and Advancement Project File Title VI Complaints Against School Closures | Advancement Project:



Journey For Justice and Advancement Project 


File Title VI Complaints Against School Closures



On behalf of Journey for Justice organizations, Advancement Project filed three complaints under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in use of federal funds, alleging discrimination in Newark, New Jersey; Chicago and New Orleans – each a city deeply impacted by school closures. The complaints, which detail the racially discriminatory impact of school closures and privatization on children of color, were filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, as well as with the U.S. Department of Justice.

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