Summary: <p>At Coosa High School in Rome, GA, five Black students and their parents are suing the Floyd County School District in a <a href="https://www.wrganews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/05/055114570220.pdf">civil lawsuit</a> in which they allege that the school district has continually shown indifference to racial discrimination. </p> <p>The school garnered national attention after a group of white students carried Confederate Flag memorabilia and shouted racial slurs at students of color. In response, a multiracial coalition of students moved to organize a Black Lives Matter demonstration. The principal of the school denied the request to demonstrate and only suspended the five Black students in the lawsuit. </p> <p>We spoke with <a href="https://independentsector.org/people/andrea-young/">Andrea Young</a>, executive director of the <a href="https://twitter.com/acluofga">American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia</a>, about the Coosa High School lawsuit and what it means for the state of civil rights.</p> <p>Editor's Note: <em>The Takeaway reached out to the Floyd County School District for comment on this story and has not yet heard back. If we do receive a response, we’ll post it here.</em></p>
