Graduation Rate Suit in Florida Dismissed

The lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Florida against the Palm Beach County School Board for unconstitutionally low graduation rates has been dismissed at the Circuit Court level. I had earlier posted on the creativity of this suit (and its unlikely chances at success). Since the Florida Constitution puts the responsibility over education on the State, the judge dismissed the suit against the district because it was not the entity responsible for providing an adequate education.

I would assume the ACLU lawyers will go ahead and sue the State of Florida in a similar manner, but as that is a much more complicated process, it may not be worth the effort given the low chances at success. The ACLU caught a few headlines here and raised the possibility of such a graduation rate based adequacy lawsuit, so they may call it a day on this one. 

Here is the original press release of the Florida ACLU, which contains the complaint.

Thanks to Joshua Mayes at the Sutherland Law Firm in Atlanta for the tip.