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The school I deserve : six young refugees and their fight for equality in America / Jo Napolitano.

by Napolitano, Jo, 1976- author.

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Boston : Beacon Press, [2021]

American Civil Liberties Union.

Refugee children -- Education -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster.

Refugee children -- Civil rights -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster.

Right to education -- United States.

Discrimination in education -- Law and legislation -- United States.

9780807024980 (hardcover) :

0807024988 (hardcover) :

xi, 206 pages ; 24 cm

Introduction. From Colombia to Columbia in forty short years -- The longest goodbyes -- A new world -- Beyond the horses and buggies -- The uninvited -- Handle with care -- Not on my watch -- Big leagues -- Not in our names -- This land is your land -- Opening arguments -- In their own words -- Caps and gowns -- Tough crowd -- Disconnected -- A missed opportunity -- Granted -- Higher ground -- A room of her own.

Napolitano delves into the landmark case in which the School District of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sued for refusing to admit older, non-English speaking refugees, instead sent to Phoenix Academy, a high-discipline alternative school dogged by allegations of abuse against students. The refugee students fought alongside the ACLU and Education Law Center to demand equal access. In illuminating the lack of support immigrant and refugee children face in our public school system, she presents a hopeful future where all children can receive an equal education regardless of race, ethnicity, or their country of origin. -- adapted from jacket and Amazon information

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