Good! The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed the civil

Good!

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed the civil rights complaint today with the U.S. Department of Justice. That’s according to Cecilia Chen, an attorney for the group.

The complaint says the district acted with “deliberate indifference” toward harassment of Asian students and failed to prevent the Dec. 3 attacks at South Philadelphia High School.

The Dec. 3 incident involved attacks on Asian immigrant students by a group of mostly African American students. The situation was more than just a racial conflict and was aggravated by the limited English-speaking skills of some Asian students, which hurt about 30 Asian students. Dozens of students later boycotted classes for eight days.

The district has since added more security officers and cameras. A school spokesman did not immediately comment today.