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Mom Discusses Lower Merion Schools Segregation Lawsuit
Claim: Many Black Students Put In Special Ed.
Updated: Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011, 5:55 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011, 5:55 AM EDT
LOWER MERION, Pa. - A group of African-American parents in Lower Merion Township have filed a federal lawsuit claiming their children were intentionally segregated from white classmates.
Seven families say their children were treated differently because of the color of their skin.
For the first time, one of those parents was speaking about the case exclusively Tuesday to Fox 29's Chris O'Connell.
June Coleman is among the plaintiffs in the 2007 lawsuit who say the district segregated their children by putting many of them in special education classes.
Coleman says after an evaluation her son should have not been in special education at all.
The school district tells Fox 29 News that African-American graduation rates and test scores are higher than ever.
In a statement, the district said, "The plaintiffs' claims relate to specific, individual special education disputes from years ago. The assertion that they are somehow connected to biased treatment on the basis of race is totally without merit."
Coleman said she isn't suing for money. She wants changes in the system.
A judge will now have to decide whether or not the case will go to trial.
If he does, a November trial date has been set.