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Boston schools violated rights - The Boston Globe

Boston schools violated rights - The Boston Globe

Boston schools violated rights

Students lacking English fluency denied services

By James Vaznis
Globe Staff / October 2, 2010

A federal investigation has determined that Boston schools violated the civil rights of thousands of students who speak limited English by failing to provide specialized instruction, leading to a settlement agreement that calls for the school district to overhaul programs and bolster teacher training, officials announced yesterday.

Slightly more than half the 8,300 students affected were not receiving appropriate instruction because ineffective testing failed to detect a lack of English fluency, the investigation found. The other students had been properly identified but not placed in classes geared for

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