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ERIC Number: EJ581548
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Rights of Passage?
Zirkel, Perry A.
Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n6 p474-75 Feb 1999
A wrongful arrest/racial discrimination suit in Livingston, Texas ended unfavorably for the parents of an African-American fifth-grader complaining of unfair treatment by his teacher and classmates. The parents' complaint should have been remedied, short of their having to make a federal case of miscommunication. (MLH)
Descriptors: Black Students, Communication Problems, Court Litigation, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Racial Discrimination, Student Rights, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: First Amendment; Texas