FL: ACLU uses teachers union agrument to sue school district
March 19, 2008 by libertyisforme
Props to the ACLU for using the same clause the teachers union used to overturn the FL voucher program in 2006.
“uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high-quality education”
Low graduation rates in Palm Beach County show the school district has failed its students, especially minority children, by not providing a “uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high-quality education,” according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union.
The lawsuit addresses a topic never before challenged in the courts. The ACLU and other organizations have sued school districts for not distributing resources equally, but no group has pursued legal action for dismal graduation rates.
What does the ACLU hope to accomplish?
The suit calls for the school district to improve the graduation rates among students in every racial group, students who qualify for the school lunch program and English-language learners. It also calls for the school district to adopt a more-accurate method for calculating graduation rates.
Interesting, I bet the right lawyer could take this same clause and use it toward the goal of funding all children equally. This would have the effect of opening putting parents in charge of their child’s education and inject competition into the educational system.
[...] the teachers contracts that the teacher unions used to get the voucher system thrown out. (Hat tip: Liberty Is For Me) The phrase [...]
[...] the teachers contracts that the teacher unions used to get the voucher system thrown out. (Hat tip: Liberty Is For Me) The phrase is uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high-quality [...]