Mary Lin Elementary school under federal probe after mom claims second-graders were segregated by race

Mary Lin Elementary school under federal probe after mom claims second-graders were segregated by race
The investigation was launched against Mary Lin Elementary school on November 14, according to the letter from the Department of Education (Atlanta public schools)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: A public elementary school in Atlanta is the subject of a federal investigation by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education following claims that the principal was allegedly placing BLACK students in particular classes, reported News 19. Kila Posey, a mother and former employee at the Mary Lin Elementary school, filed a civil rights complaint with the American government in 2021. Thirteen BLACK second-graders at the school were allegedly only restricted to two classes, according to the Department of Education.

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The school's assistant principal reportedly acknowledged in a taped phone conversation that she was aware of the class separation policies that the principal established in 2021, as per the complaint. Posey recalled learning about the allegations when she asked for her child to be placed in a teacher's class. According to Posey, the principal, Sharyn Briscoe, rejected her request, stating that the class she requested for her child wasn't a "Black class." Briscoe has served as the school's principal since 2015, according to the school's website.