More than 60 years ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that
separate schooling for blacks and whites was unconstitutional in the
case of Brown v. Board of Education, however, in 2016, segregation in
schools still remains a problem.
New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres proposed
a bill on Tuesday that will in efforts eliminate the causes of
segregation in NYC public schools.
The bill would create an Office of School Diversity within the City's
Human Rights Commission. The responsibilities of the office would be to
study the causes and effects of racial segregation in public schools and
give recommendations for reforming policies and practices.
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