The ruling stems from a 2018 case in which a high school teacher in Albuquerque was accused of cutting off one Native American girl’s hair and asking another if she was dressed as a “bloody Indian” du

The New Mexico Supreme Court's ruling allows discrimination lawsuits against public schools and universities, affirming students' rights under the state’s Human Rights Act. The case arose from an incident where a teacher allegedly discriminated against Native American students.

Public schools and higher education institutions in New Mexico can now be sued under the state's anti-discrimination law after a ruling by the New Mexico Supreme Court. Thursday's ruling from the five-member court creates broader protections for students and also opens the door to Public Schools being taken to court as it was in 2020 after a student alleged a teacher called