in october  the american civil liberties union filed a complaint against columbia high school and the south orange-maplewood school district in relation to its academic leveling and disciplinary systems stating that the overuse of discipline and "zero-tolerance" policy and implicit racial bias within the level selection system violate title vi of the civil rights act of  and section  of the rehabilitation act of  claims were made that the suspension rate for black students was five times higher than that for white students in a classroom environment in which black students were significantly underrepresented in ap and honors classes