Rights Group Challenges Newcomer School
A New York city high school that serves recent immigrants to the United States violates federal law, a civil-rights advocacy group argues in a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education.
The complaint claims that the Newcomer School: Academy for New Americans, located in Queens, illegally segregates students on the basis of national origin and offers a "separate and unequal" education.
The school is one of a growing number of similar programs around the country designed to help immigrant children ease quickly into the culture and society...
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