Atlanta Public Schools Trims Suit Over Racial Segregation Claims

The Atlanta Public School system trimmed some retaliation claims by a parent who alleges public school contracts with her business were terminated after she complained of racial segregation in the classrooms.

Plaintiff Kila Posey, the mother of a child at APS’s Mary Lin Elementary School, alleged that Principal Sharyn Briscoe was segregating Black students in designated classes.

After complaining about Briscoe, Posey alleged, another public school led by a friend of Briscoe’s, terminated its contract with Posey’s company, The Club After School LLC. Briscoe later terminated Mary Lin’s contract with The Club after Posey complained to the National Association for ...