{"product_id":"the-school-i-deserve-9780807055496","title":"The School I Deserve","description":"\u003cb\u003eUncovers the key civil rights battle that immigrant children fought alongside the ACLU to ensure equal access to education within a xenophobic nation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJournalist 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 \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e, 6 brave refugee students fought alongside the ACLU and Education Law Center to demand equal access. \u003ci\u003eThe School I Deserve\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne 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 \u003ci\u003eIssa v. School District of Lancaster\u003c\/i\u003e case, a legal battle that took place right before Donald Trump’s 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. \u003ci\u003eThe School I Deserve\u003c\/i\u003e brings to light this crucial and underreported case, which paved the way to equal access to education for countless immigrants and refugees to come.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":58207601328515,"sku":"9780807055496","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780807055496.jpg?v=1780960891","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/the-school-i-deserve-9780807055496","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}