A black Mississippi student alleges in a lawsuit that she was not awarded her salutatorian title because of her race
A black high school graduate from Cleveland, Mississippi, is suing her alma mater's school district claiming officials did not award her the title of salutatorian because of her race, and instead gave the honor to a white student who had lower scores.
Thigpen and Grierson are named in the suit, along with the district and a number of other officials who work for the school system. James and her family then took the issue up with the school board, according to the lawsuit. During a meeting last May with several board members and Thigpen, James was given a"new grade script correcting the discrepancies," according to the suit.
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