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Disproportionality: Segregation Through Special Education

Press Hits

Lower Merion School District Suit Dismissed – Philadelphia Tribune

Lower Merion School District, frequent target of litigation, facing claims of segregation – Pennsylvania Record, September 2, 2011

Mom Discusses Lower Merion Schools Segregation Suit – FOX-TV Philadelphia, August 31, 2011

Details Emerge in Lower Merion Racial Discrimination Suit – WHYY, August 31, 2011

New Docs Released in LMSD Racism Lawsuit – NBC Philadelphia, August 30, 2011

Legal Battle Persists Over Racial Discrimination Claims Against LMSD – BrynMawr-Gladwyne Patch,  August 30, 2011

Trial set for suit on African American achievement in Lower Merion – Philadelphia Inquirer, January 4, 2011

Pennsylvania Parents Sue Lower Merion School District For Wrongly Classifying Children As Special Needs Students – Huffington Post, January 5, 2011

Federal judge sets trial schedule in 2007 LMSD discrimination suit – Mainline Times, January 3, 2011

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