N.C. Lawsuit Revives Historic Integration Case
A challenge to the policy for admitting students to magnet programs in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools has broadened into a potentially serious threat to the entire plan for enforcing racial diversity in North Carolina's largest district.
In a case that fits a pattern seen around the country in recent years, a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Charlotte 1st grader in September contends that the race-conscious admissions policy is a form of unconstitutional discrimination.
Last week, lawyers for the girl expanded their attack to include a challenge to the district's entire school desegregation plan. In addition to magnet schools, that plan involves attendance zones drawn with racial balance in mind and some...
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Correction:
The U.S. District Judge is incorrectly identified in this story. His correct name is Judge Robert D. Potter.
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