UPDATE: IRSD accused of using GW Carver as “dumping ground”

of a federal lawsuit — on the grounds of racial discrimination. 47 a-b-c’s lili zheng reports. nat pop track 1 in a 36-page lawsuit — the coalition for education reform is claiming racial discrimination against the indian river school district. the coalition claims — the district is using the george washington carver academy — also known as carver — as what they call a quote punitive dumping for african american students. allegedly removing them — from schools in the district and sending them the special-education school in disproportionate numbers. the complaint claims african american students account for just 13 percent of the overall student population in the school district. but — just under 43 percent at carver. the lawsuit includes two parents as plaintiffs. one — identified only as f-c has two children — identified as t-d and f-d. according to the lawsuit — t-d attended indian river high school until september 20-15. he was sent to carver for alleged disciplinary referrals. instead of returning t-d to indian river high after eight weeks — the lawsuit claims officials at carver continued to issue new referrals — which attorneys claim amounted to intimidation and bullying by school staff. in statement — an attorney for the coalition says in part quote “by operating carver to marginalize, punish, and stigmatize african-american children, indian river school district is perpetuating a long and disgraceful tradition of racially segregated education in sussex county, delaware – a shameful tradition this lawsuit is intended to expose and finally eliminate.” track 2 47 a-b-c reached out to the indian river school district. attorney mike stafford — says they’re aware of the complaint and are reviewing the allegations. lili zheng, 47 a-b-c an attorney on behalf of the coalition tells 47 a-b-c — the judge who will be hearing this case — is expected to be selected sometime tomorrow.