‘Motivated by race:’ Seattle Public Schools to pay $350,000 in civil rights complaint settlement
The Seattle Public Schools district has agreed to pay a family $350,000 as part of a civil rights complaint settlement.
The agreement centers on findings that a Black mother and her son were the target of racial discrimination and retaliation by Thornton Creek Elementary School staff during the 2017-18 academic year.
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