Crestwood School District is a school district in

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student population was increasing due to an influx of Arabs into Dearborn Heights. Today in 2018 60% of the students are Arab.

History

In 2013 the

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ruled that the district had discriminated against Arab Americans and other minority groups while determining which people should be added as staff members, which made it out of compliance with the Civil Rights Act.
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Schools

* Crestwood High School * Riverside Middle School * Highview Elementary School * Hillcrest Elementary School * Kinloch Elementary School

References

External links

* Dearborn Heights, Michigan School districts in Michigan Education in Wayne County, Michigan {{Michigan-school-stub