EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A longtime critic of the Eugene School District’s alternative schools has filed a federal complaint alleging intentional discrimination by sparing those schools from closure.
Nancy Willard filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in Seattle.
She claims it is discriminatory for Eugene Superintendent George Russell to recommend closing five neighborhood elementary schools over the next two years while leaving the district’s six alternative elementary schools untouched.
Willard e-mailed a copy of her complaint to school board members last week. School board Chairman Craig Smith said Monday he has received it but had not read it, and had no comment.
