Michigan judge rules kids don’t have a fundamental right to literacy

archivesandfeminism:

A Michigan judge ruled last week that children do not have a fundamental right to learn how to read and write.

The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by Public Counsel, the nation’s largest public interest law firm, on behalf of Detroit students that sought to hold state authorities, including Gov. Rick Snyder ®, accountable for what plaintiffs alleged were systemic failures depriving children of their right to literacy, according to the Detroit Free Press.

7/2/2018

I’m sorry WHAT

Michigan judge rules kids don’t have a fundamental right to literacy