{"product_id":"the-school-i-deserve-six-young-refugees-and-their-fight-for-equality-in-america-0807024988","title":"The School I Deserve: Six Young Refugees and Their Fight for Equality in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0807024988\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Napolitano, Jo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncovers the key civil rights battle that immigrant children fought alongside the ACLU to ensure equal access to education within a xenophobic nationJournalist Jo Napolitano delves into the landmark case in which the School District of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sued for refusing to admit older, non-English speaking refugees and sending them to a high-discipline alternative school. In a legal battle that mirrors that of the Little Rock Nine and Brown v. Board of Education, 6 brave refugee students fought alongside the ACLU and Education Law Center to demand equal access. The School I Deserve illuminates the lack of support immigrant and refugee children face in our public school system and presents a hopeful future where all children can receive an equal education regardless of race, ethnicity, or their country of origin.One of the students, Khadidja Issa, fled the horrific violence in war-torn Sudan with the hope of a safer life in the United States, where she could enroll in school and eventually become a nurse. Instead, she was turned away by the School District of Lancaster before she was eventually enrolled in one of its alternative schools, a campus run by a for-profit company facing multiple abuse allegations. Napolitano follows Khadidja as she joins the lawsuit as a plaintiff in the Issa v. School District of Lancaster case, a legal battle that took place right before Donald Trumps presidential election, when immigrants and refugees were maligned on a national stage. The fiery week-long showdown between the ACLU and the school district was ultimately decided by a conservative judge who issued a shocking ruling with historic implications. The School I Deserve brings to light this crucial and underreported case, which paved the way to equal access to education for countless immigrants and refugees to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51976345354528,"sku":"NEW0807024988","price":19.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-school-i-deserve-six-young-refugees-and-their-fight-for-equality-in-america-0807024988","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}