News in Brief: A National Roundup

A Muslim-led charter school that had its charter revoked by the Fresno Unified School District is suing the California district in federal court, alleging that the school board's decision was motivated by religious bias.

The lawsuit filed last week asks the court to reinstate the charter and order the district to pay the school the money it has not received since Jan. 16.

The board voted last month to pull Gateway Academy's charter, after it found a $1.3 million deficit and learned that the school had opened several satellite campuses around the state without the district's knowledge. District officials say they began noticing problems at the year-old school before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which Gateway officials contend motivated the move against the school.( "Muslim-Led Schools Say Sept. 11 Affected Charter Decision," ...