BALTIMORE — A couple is suing Baltimore City Public Schools alleging corruption, mismanagement, and illegal actions within the system.
Jovani and Shawnda Patterson have one child enrolled in city schools.
Although their lawsuit doesn't name a specific school or incident, the Patterson's accuse the system of enhancing student attendance and grades for funding purposes.
"City Schools have robbed our children of their futures by graduating countless students who cannot read and write," said attorney Scott H. Marder, who represents the Patterson's. "All too often, as adults, these children require public assistance and may become involved in the criminal justice system, creating additional burdens for the taxpayers of Maryland and Baltimore City.”
Last September, the school system released an investigative report that found former administrators at Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts, schemed to alter student attendance, grade average, and graduation rates.
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