The School I Deserve: Six Young Refugees and Their Fight for Equality in America

by Jo Napolitano

Book Overview

Napolitano delves into the landmark case in which the School District of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sued for refusing to admit older, non-English speaking refugees, instead sent to Phoenix Academy, a high-discipline alternative school dogged by allegations of abuse against students. The refugee students fought alongside the ACLU and Education Law Center to demand equal access. In illuminating the lack of support immigrant and refugee children face...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807055492
• ISBN13: 9780807055496
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"