Detroit Public Schools Claims The State Is Violating Students’ Civil Rights In Federal Lawsuit

After months of public uproar over the poor condition of Detroit schools, Detroit Public Schools filed a federal lawsuit against the state Thursday, Detroit Free Press reported. The lawsuit claims that the state has violated the civil rights of students through its emergency manager law, since the district has been run by emergency managers since 2009...
http://thinkprogress.org/education/2016/04/08/3767891/detroit-schools-lawsuit-state/