Latino parents are outraged at a Dallas public school’s attempt to limit how many Latino children were pictured in a brochure as part of their plan to attract whites to the institution. As if that weren’t enough, the parents are also accusing the school of employing racial segregation tactics, like keeping fluent English-speaking Latino children in ESL classes:

Latino parents at mostly Hispanic Preston Hollow Elementary School filed a federal lawsuit against principal Teresa Parker and the Dallas Independent School District in April. The suit alleges that Hispanic and black students were kept in English as a Second Language classes even when they tested out and that multiage courses with almost all white students were created.

“The defendants have crossed the line in this case with their attempts to segregate white children into separate classes, with their attempts to attract white students and ultimately with their attempts to halt white flight in violation of the law,” David Hinojosa, a lawyer with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, said in opening arguments before a federal judge.

Evidence for the charge that school officials deliberately kept Latino students “out of the picture” for the brochure was found in an email sent by the PTA president, discussing the target audience for the piece: rich residents of a nearby neighborhood. In addition, one parent claims that while her 6 year old received the highest score in her class in English, she was relegated to an all Latino/Black ESL class.

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