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  • New Suit Filed in Cheerleader Case

    06/20/2003 7:16:45 AM PDT · by boris · 8 replies · 171+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | 06-20-2003 | Anonymous
    New Suit Filed in Cheerleader Case A former high school student who alleges that she was unfairly rejected during cheerleader tryouts has taken her case to federal court, claiming that the Antelope Valley school district violated her civil rights.
  • Disabled S. Jersey senior is ruled sole valedictorian

    05/10/2003 6:48:07 PM PDT · by shhrubbery! · 112 replies · 669+ views
    Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 5/9/03 | John Shiffman and Toni Callas
    A federal judge yesterday scolded Moorestown school officials for trying to make a disabled senior share valedictory honors with a student who has taken a regular load of courses.The judge ordered the school district to award the title of valedictorian to Blair Hornstine, whose discrimination lawsuit in the dispute was ridiculed by some fellow students and drew national attention.U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson said school officials violated Hornstine's civil rights by engaging in a "strange and relentless" effort to discredit her achievement. It's a classic case of discrimination, Wolfson said in her Camden courtroom."If forced to share the award, the...