LAUSD help for nonwhite students hurts white students, suit alleges
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Key Points:
- A lawsuit filed by the 1776 Project Foundation challenges Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) programs that allocate more resources to schools with 70% or more nonwhite students, alleging discrimination against white and Middle Eastern students.
- The suit claims about 600 campuses receive illegal advantages such as smaller class sizes and preferential magnet program entry, accusing LAUSD of violating both California and federal constitutions through race-based funding and opportunities.
- Critics argue the programs are remedies for historic and ongoing racial inequities, emphasizing that resources target underresourced schools rather than specific races, and label the lawsuit as a misrepresentation of desegregation history and diversity efforts.
- The lawsuit also targets magnet school policies, which historically used racial quotas to promote
