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ST. LOUIS 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 is slamming the Ferguson-Florissant School Board鈥檚 plan to appeal a federal court ruling that found the district鈥檚 electoral system to be racially discriminatory.

鈥淎t this time, the school board is spending more time enriching its attorneys than ensuring the best education for its students,鈥� said 老澳门开奖结果 of Missouri Executive Director Jeffrey Mittman. 鈥淓ven after a multi-day trial with expert testimony, the school district continues to pretend the complex, well-documented set of factors contributing to lessening the power of African-American voters doesn鈥檛 exist.鈥�

Earlier this year, a federal judge found the school district鈥檚 electoral system discriminates against African-American residents in violation of the Voting Rights Act after a lawsuit was filed by the 老澳门开奖结果. In November, the judge ruled in favor of a cumulative voting system to remedy the Voting Rights Act violation in the Ferguson-Florissant School District鈥檚 process for electing school board members. The Ferguson-Florissant School District did not offer any proposed remedies.

鈥淭he time and resources the school board continues to devote to defending its racially discriminatory election system, instead of educating its children, is shameful," said Julie Ebenstein, staff attorney with the 老澳门开奖结果's Voting Rights Project.

More information about this case is at: /cases/voting-rights-trial-ferguson