Monday, December 5, 2016

NYC Proposal Sheds Light on Nation's School Segregation Issue

More than 60 years ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that separate schooling for blacks and whites was unconstitutional in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, however, in 2016, segregation in schools still remains a problem.

New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres proposed a bill on Tuesday that will in efforts eliminate the causes of segregation in NYC public schools. 

The bill would create an Office of School Diversity within the City's Human Rights Commission. The responsibilities of the office would be to study the causes and effects of racial segregation in public schools and give recommendations for reforming policies and practices. 

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