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July 26th, 2011
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School district won’t allow black valedictorian, lawsuit alleges

After four years of nearly straight-As, Honors and Advanced Placement classes, 18-year-old Kymberly Wimberly achieved the highest GPA at McGehee Secondary School southeast of Little Rock, Ark., according to a court complaint, reports the Huffington Post. However, instead of awarding the student for her hard work and dedication, the school denied her the valedictorian status because she was black, claims the document filed by Wimberly’s lawyer, John W. Walker. According to the court document, this is not the first time this has happened in the school’s history…

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