Evanston, Illinois (Sept. 24, 2024):
Separate but equal in public education is NEVER okay. The Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education is inspiring a first-of-its kind legal case in support of that landmark 1954 decision. Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) filed an amended complaint in their Deemar v. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 case last Friday, September 20th, and, if successful, this case would ensure that no US teachers or US students are required to be separated by race (also known as “affinity groups”) to take part in ANY trainings in public schools.
This case not only protects the plaintiff’s rights, but ensures that no teacher will ever be forced to violate their students’ civil rights by separating them according to their race to take part in trainings. Southeastern Legal Foundation has sued to stop this mandatory racial segregation practice entirely in public schools.
Stopping segregated groups for training, classroom activities, and other school functions is the objective of this lawsuit. The case is aimed at ensuring that no other teachers or students have their civil rights violated by segregation policies in public schools.