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Black student robbed of salutatorian because district feared white flight, lawsuit alleges

Alissa Zhu, Mississippi Clarion LedgerComments Off on Black student robbed of salutatorian because district feared white flight, lawsuit alleges

Mississippi student Olecia James' lawsuit claims the honor of salutatorian went to a white student whose grade score appeared to be lower than hers.

Alissa Zhu, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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