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Chat Box segregated: Murphy
Clip: 7/10/2023 | 1m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy talks about the schools desegregation lawsuit.
On Chat Box, David Cruz talks with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy about the schools desegregation lawsuit.
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Chat Box segregated: Murphy
Clip: 7/10/2023 | 1m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
On Chat Box, David Cruz talks with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy about the schools desegregation lawsuit.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipWe're going to be talking to a plaintiff in the school segregation suit against the state.
I know you're not commenting on the suit specifically, but are you comfortable with the level of diversity in the state's school, public school systems?
Yes.
So you're absolutely right.
I can't comment.
Number one.
Number two, we have no choice but to defend cases like this.
This is not a we didn't wake up one day and try to figure out, should we defend this or not a constitutional matter.
We are required by law to defend.
I think anyone who knows me knows that I stand completely for equal justice, social justice.
We also know that a big contributor the biggest contributor, in fact, to any segregation in schools is location.
And whether or not folks to be a afford to be in one community or another.
It's why I created the wealth disparity task force.
It's why we've proposed a huge chunk of money to put into the first homeowner buyer fund, which, both of those, disproportionately impact Black and brown communities in our state.
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Clip: 7/10/2023 | 9m 45s | On Chat Box, a panel discusses the schools desegregation case. (9m 45s)
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