Over the years, Lower Merion has ranked as one of the best school districts in Pennsylvania. Yet, at the same time, African-American parents and students have repeatedly asserted that the Lower Merion School District discriminates against its African-American students. Are the educational experiences of white and black students so different that it gives rise to a Dickens-like tale of two schools? That controversy recently came to the fore in Blunt v. Lower Merion School District, Nos. 11-4200, 11-4201, 11-4315 (3rd Cir. 2014).
In Blunt, a number of parents, students and concerned citizen groups brought suit against LMSD, alleging that the district had intentionally segregated African-American students by falsely identifying them as disabled under the special education laws. Blunt presented a number of complex legal issues, including important issues related to Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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