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echo: educator
to: RON MCDERMOTT
from: MATT SMITH
date: 1996-07-14 16:37:00
subject: Re: SINGLE SEX CLASSES

RM> MS>The courts have already ruled on "African-American academies" in 
RM> some
RM> MS>cities, and have found them unconstitutional and/or violative of 
RM> civil 
RM> MS>rights laws for their racial segregation even though such 
RM> 'academies' 
RM> for
RM> MS>black males were sought by black activists.
RM> 
RM> Which courts?  Which levels?  I wouldn't expect any court
RM> other than a Supreme Court to want to tackle this issue..
    Relatively few districts have tried "African-American academies", but I 
do know that one attempt to start one in Wisconsin was bogged down by 
lawsuits.  (I don't know what level courts it's up to yet, but the "academy" 
is essentially over.)
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