ACLU, Calif. Settle Lawsuit Over Compton
The long-troubled Compton, Calif., schools moved a step closer to independence from state management last week as civil rights advocates and state officials settled a lawsuit claiming the district's 31,000 students had been denied the opportunity to receive an adequate education.
In dropping the 1997 suit, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and the Sherman Oaks, Calif. law firm of Newman, Aaronson, Vanaman acknowledged improvements in school facilities and the classroom environment in recent years.
"For the first time in decades, the Compton school system receives passing marks when it comes to affording equal educational opportunity to its students," said Mark Rosenbaum, the legal director of the...
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