Brewster High School is a high school in

Brewster, Washington Brewster is a city in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,983 at the 2020 census. History Brewster was founded in 1896. A post office called Brewster has been in operation since 1898. The city derives its name fro ...

. The school has about 420 students in the junior and senior high, and 990 students K-12.

Discrimination suit

In October 2005, a group of eight Latino parents filed a discrimination

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in a

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. According to the lawsuit, Principal Randy Phillips called a meeting with

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students, in which he told them they showed less respect, scored lower on tests, and fought more than non-Hispanic students. The lawsuit was settled in 2006, and included the formation of a school office of minority affairs.

References

Parents sue district over treatment of Latinos
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. 2 November 2005. High schools in Okanogan County, Washington Public high schools in Washington (state) {{Washington-school-stub