PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In a federal class action , public school students accuse Rhode Island and its top officials of unconstitutionally denying them “a meaningful opportunity to obtain an education adequate to prepare them to be capable citizens” by neglecting or refusing to provide civics classes.
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