PALMDALE, Calif.—A group of mothers are speaking out against the Antelope Valley Union High School District for allegedly neglecting to properly educate their children with special needs.

The parents say that there may be a dysfunctional pattern of African American boys being mistreated in the district.

Throughout the school year, test results come out that detail how well California students are doing in math, language arts and other subjects.

Inevitably, when the statistics are taken apart and looked at by ethnic group, African American youngsters are not doing well. That is the case on a state-wide basis. It’s the case in the nation’s second largest school district—Los Angeles Unified School District; and it is the same in the Antelope Valley.