Liberties Union: Immigrant Students

liberties union: The agreement, approved Tuesday night by the school board in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, ends a lawsuit filed in August by the ACLU. Civil rights lawyers had contended older refugee and immigrant students were being steered to alternative high schools, according to Metro News. The agreement allows the district to continue operating an accelerated academy for the older students. The Latest on a Pennsylvania school district's settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union on educating older immigrant students all times local 10 45 p.m.A Pennsylvania school district and the American Civil Liberties Union have reached a settlement on the education of older immigrant students who speak little or no English. It also permits students with little or no English proficiency to begin their educations in a district high school and progress to a small learning setting or transfer to the accelerated program. The Lancaster School District has reached a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union over the education of older immigrant students who speak little or no English. The ACLU says the agreement extends the guarantee of a strong and appropriate education to older immigrant students in Lancaster. 9 50 p.m. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.