Ferguson school district to appeal judge's order on board
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A suburban St. Louis school district that includes part of Ferguson, Missouri, will appeal a federal judge's order requiring a new method for electing school board members in an effort to remove racial bias from the process, district officials said Monday.
U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel's order last month requires the school district to adopt cumulative voting, which would allow people to vote multiple times for a single candidate, depending on how many seats are up for grabs.
The lawsuit was filed soon after the August 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a white Ferguson police officer.