Press Releases
Aug 29, 2018
ACLU Analysis of Federal Civil Rights Data Shows New Area of Racial Disparities in Public Schools
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and the UCLA Civil Rights Project released the first in a series of reports yesterday revealing students missed more than 11 million...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Mar 16, 2018
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Students’ First Amendment and Due Process Rights in School
RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday handed down a victory for students’ rights, ruling that South Carolina’s “disturbing schools” law poses a su...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: CYAP v. Wilson
Oct 27, 2015
ACLU of South Carolina Comment on Video of Violence Against Student by School Resource Officer
CHARLESTON – Cell phone videos surfaced on social media today of a school resource officer at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, using excessive force on a fe...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Racial Justice
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