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THE LAW OFFICES OF
Patrick John Sweeney, P.C.
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N o ve m b e r 17, 2010
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Patrick John Sweeney
Attorney at Law
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1549 SE Ladd
Portland, Oregon
Portland:
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Email:
(503) 491-5156
(503) 615-0425
(503) 244-2084
Sweeney@PDXLawyer.com
(A P )~ African Am erican boys
who are suspended at double and
triple the rates of their white male
peers. English language learners
who, foryears, rem ain in separate
classes, falling behind their peers
and scoring poorly on standard-
ized tests. Disabled students and
those with illnesses who are short-
changed at school because of their
impairments.
The Departm ent o f Education's
O ffice o f Civil Rights received
nearly 7,000 com plaints this fiscal
year, an 11 percent increase and
the largest ju m p in at least 10
years, according to data provided
by the departm ent.
The increase comes as the office
proceeds with 54 compliance re-
views in districts and institutions of
higher education nationwide, in-
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eluding cases involving disparate
discipline rates and treatment of
students with disabilities,
Why the spike?
Russlynn Ali, director o f the
Office o f Civil Rights, said the
reason for the increase in com-
plaints is unclear, but believes
students, parents and adm inistra-
tors have m ore faith that officials
will take action.
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Officer Fired for Campbell Death
c o n t i n u e d f r o m fron t
ceive regular training in policy and
procedure; ultimately though, the
decisions made in the course of
their work are their own,” said Adams
in a statement. “A loss of life re­
sulted. Thus, the discipline we have
handed down is warranted.”
A Multnomah County grandjury
found no criminal wrongdoing by
Frashour. The jury decided the of­
ficer reasonably believed Campbell
was reaching for a gun. But after
their decision, jury members re­
leased a three-page letter that blamed
lack of communication among offic­
ers, inadequate command and poor
training for Campbell’s death. The
jurors said the Portland Police Bu­
reau should be held responsible.
The Portland police union has
come out against Frashour’s firing,
saying he and other officers have
been used “as scapegoats to mini­
mize the C ity ’s and the Police
bureau’s political and civil liabil­
ity,” according to a statement.
The Portland Police Association
goes on to say that Adams and the
police chief “ignored the fact that
the Training Division’s investiga­
tion was incomplete and that many
in that division weren’t involved in
the investigation to give a critique
of the incident.
When the chief and mayor first
recommended Frashour's firing in
late August, the police union called
it a "dangerous precedent." The
union has also pointed out that the
Portland Police Bureau has no writ­
ten policy regarding how officer-
involved shootings are investi­
gated.
In firing Frashour, Reese is fol­
lowing the recommendation of a Use
of Force Review Board, a panel of
police and citizens that examined
the police internal investigation, the
training division's analysis and
commander's findings.
Adams assumed control of the
police bureau following some very
public police-involved shootings,
including Campbell’s death, the fa­
tal shooting of a homeless man at
Hoyt Arboretum, and continued
controversy over the 2005 police-
involved death of James Chasse.
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