Garrett v. Board Of Education For The School District Of The City Of Detroit

775 F.Supp. 1004 (E.D. Mich. 1991)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

Ps filed suit alleging that D violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Article 1, § 2 of the Michigan Constitution, Title IX, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Act, and Michigan's School Code through the establishment of male-only academies. Ps are girls enrolled in Detroit public schools and their parents. Ps moved the Court to issue a temporary restraining order to enjoin D from taking any further steps to implement the male academies. The motion was denied. The court then set a hearing to determine Ps' motion for preliminary injunction. Three male academies ('Academies') are scheduled to open and serve approximately 250 boys in preschool through fifth grade. The Academies offer special programs including a class entitled 'Rites of Passage', an Afrocentric (Pluralistic) curriculum, futuristic lessons in preparation for 21st-century careers, an emphasis on male responsibility, mentors, Saturday classes, individualized counseling, extended classroom hours, and student uniforms. Ps contend that these special offerings do not require a uniquely male atmosphere to succeed; and address issues that face all children and adolescents, including females. Ps also claim that D's program does not target at-risk males but serves all boys from all backgrounds.