But the school district is working with the health department to identify students and teachers who may have been exposed.
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The suit alleges the District has discriminated against immigrant students between the ages of 17 and 20 by denying them access to equal educational opportunities.
The NY attorney general’s office has accused the Utica City School District of discriminating against immigrant students.
The Macomb County Health Department is working with the schools and parents to identify anyone who could have been exposed to the student.
However, a statement from district Superintendent Bruce Karam claims the allegations against the district are false.
Utica’s Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi tells theObserver-Dispatch that the issue is the district has not received the funding it needs to provide quality education. There is no threat to students and staff now.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is filing a civil rights lawsuit against the Utica City School District.
“He wasn’t feeling well, so he went in to see his physician, and once a few tests were administered, he tested positive” for tuberculosis, said Dr. Kevin Lokar, medical director for the Macomb County Health Department.
“The message the state has sent to the Utica school district through this frivolous lawsuit is: Drop dead!”
Schneiderman says Utica has one of the highest percentages of limited English households in the state.
“The district was unaware of the existence of those six students and immediately enrolled them”, he said.
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Figures released by the district show approximately 1,700 English language learners presently enrolled, counting a few 200 between the ages of 17 and 21 who attend the high school.
