[...] some parents said the trips were discriminatory because they excluded children of other races and voiced concerns that the outings could expose the district to civil rights violations, the South Bend Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/1GfsdKp ). The state cited the district that year for shifting a disproportionate number of black students into special education classes and said school officials didn't document what led to the decision, including students' current performance levels. School board member Bill Sniadecki, who opposed creating Moss's department, said last week that the debate over the field trips illustrates why he thought it was a bad idea to launch a program focused on one group of students.
Black Students' Field Trips Tabled Over Inclusion Concerns
National/International Headline List General Wire, San Antonio Express-News: World
Tue, 04/21/2015 - 10:06am
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