Class Action Filed against State of Florida for Decadeslong Underfunding and Neglect of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)
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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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Their complaint names the state, the board of governors of the State University System and system chancellor Marshall M. Criser III as defendants.
Key Points:
- Their complaint names the state, the board of governors of the State University System and system chancellor Marshall M. Criser III as defendants.
- The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
- Specifically, the suit demands that the state of Florida commit to complete parity in its support of HBCUs and traditionally white institutions (aka TWIs) within five years.
- Britney and her fellow plaintiffs are standing up for nothing less than just and equal funding for all state schools in Florida.