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Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 11:47 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Atlanta Public Schools is at the center of a lawsuit claiming that a city alternative school's security procedures border on abuse.

Emily Chiang, of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and Patty Welch, whose son is enrolled at APS-CEP Partnership School, explain why they believe the conditions there are intolerable.


Listen: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88392768&ft=1&f=46

(Note that the organization running this school is a for-profit company.)

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