A 9-year-old Black METCO student was allegedly restrained on more than 11 occasions in four months in Marblehead, resulting in asthma attacks and requiring emergency medical treatment.
Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a lawsuit against Marblehead, Marblehead Public Schools, and school employees for unlawfully restraining the student, violating his rights, amidst a trend of racial biases.
The cases involving students of color in mostly white schools through METCO program reveal cultural incompetence of the districts, not METCO itself, per Lawyers for Civil Rights' attorney.
Marblehead schools have a significant white majority, with only 2.6% Black students, showcasing the challenges faced by Black and Latinx children in these environments.
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