ECRA Amicus Brief filed: racially discriminatory school discipline case in Georgia

Mar 13, 2020

In re E.F. Motion and Brief (linked to brief) was filed by ECRA on behalf of members on 3/13/20 in a racially discriminatory school discipline case in Georgia.  The case is:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

NO. 19-14725-E

E.F., a minor, by and through, Laquarbashaun Ford, his mother, Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

Troup County School System, et al., Defendants-Appellees

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Newman Division

Case No. 3:19-cv-00141-TCB

A few months after the filing of the ECRA Amicus brief, the case was settled, with a favorable outcome for the plaintiff student.  Congratulations to Georgia Legal Services Program, lead counsel for the plaintiff student!