Racial disparities in US schools a 'human rights violation': Analyst

A new report that shows wide racial disparities remain in US public schools is another example of the “human rights violation” that continues to afflict minorities, an African American journalist in Detroit says.

“It does expose the United States in yet another human rights violation, denying and even abusing [minority] students and youth,” said Abayomi Azikiwe, editor at the Pan-African News Wire.

“Nothing is really fundamentally being done to guarantee a quality education for all students,” Azikiwe said in a phone interview with Press TV on Thursday.

Wide racial disparities remain in US public schools, including in discipline, suspension, course access and teacher quality, according to new data released by the US government.

From academic programs to teacher experience to advanced science and math courses, American schools that enroll large numbers of minority students lag far behind, according to a report by the US Education Department…

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