Education Equity
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
McFadden, et. al v. U-46 Board of Education. (N.D. Ill). Brought in February 2005, this lawsuit brought against the second largest public school district in Illinois involves discrimination claims in the areas of student assignment, gifted and talented programs, and services for English Language Learners. It is set for trial starting in late February 2011.
Freeport Settlement. The Firm represents the Freeport African American Ministers for Change (“FAAMUC”), in their efforts to establish equitable treatment for students attending the Freeport School District, #145, in Illinois. This matter was settled prior to the case being filed in federal court in 1996, and the settlement period was extended up to June 2011.
Johnson, et. al., v. Board of Education of Champaign Unit School District #4, 188 F.Supp.2d 944 (C.D. Ill.). The Firm served as Class Counsel to Plaintiff African American students in a Consent Decree that incorporated two private settlements regarding student assignment, gifted and talented programs, discipline, special education, and other educational programs.
People Who Care v. Rockford Board of Education School District 205, 851 F.Supp. 905 (N.D. Ill.). The Firm served as Class Counsel to African American and Hispanic students and obtained a finding of intentional segregation against the Board of Education. The Firm also represented the Plaintiffs in a hearing resulting in the adoption by the District Court of a Comprehensive Remedial Order.
United States v. Chicago Board of Education, 554 F. Supp. 912 (N.D. Ill.). The Firm represented the Chicago Board of Education in a school desegregation lawsuit in which a consent decree was negotiated with the United States. The Consent Decree required adoption and implementation of a system-wide desegregation plan, in the course of which the Firm provided counsel to the members of the Chicago School Board and the General Superintendent of Schools.