HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (WJBK) -
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing on behalf of more than 950 Highland Park Public Schools students and their parents, claiming children aren't getting the tools needed to learn to read.
ACLU of Michigan Executive Director Kary Moss told reporters at a news conference Thursday the lawsuit is about "a right of children to read."
The suit against the state and others seeks class-action status. It claims that students in the district have received poor education. The Associated Press left messages seeking comment from state officials named in the suit.
The Detroit-area district is among the poorest performing in the state. Governor Rick Snyder appointed an emergency manager in May to fix Highland Park Schools' budget deficit, which rose from $6.6 million to more than $11 million.
