A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Thursday, alleging that a North Texas school district enforces disciplinary policies in a manner that disproportionately punishes Black and Latino students more frequently and severely than their white peers.
The lawsuit highlights an incident involving a Waxahachie High School student, referred to as C.J., who claimed she was repeatedly harassed by another student to give up her seat at a lunch table. The altercation escalated when the other student poured a drink over C.J.’s head, leading to a physical fight, according to court records.
