Lawsuit Seeks To Obliterate Admissions Processes At NYC Public Schools
A group of civil rights lawyers and NYC public school students are suing the city and state over the DOE's admissions process, which they say has resulted in an inequitable education for Black and brown students, starting as early as kindergarten.
The lawsuit filed in State Supreme Court Tuesday by IntegrateNYC, a group devoted to ending school segregation, names Mayor Bill de Blasio, Governor Andrew Cuomo, and incoming Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter in the suit, alleging the long-standing admissions process, which includes the Gifted and Talented program test, screens for some middle and high schools, and the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test, violates the State Constitution.