Edison, the company whose school privatization scheme wreaked havoc on Philadelphia's already inequitable public school system, is facing a potential class action lawsuit started by New York parents: The parents of more than 25 children who were formally or are currently enrolled in Edison’s Riverhead Charter School filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the United States District Court Southern District of New York against Edison Schools, the New York State Board of Regents, New York State Department of Education, 12 Long Island School Districts and others. The parents are seeking compensatory and punitive damages for civil rights violations, the failure to provide a free and adequate public education and general educational deprivation. The group has created a nationwide network with other Edison Schools parent groups and will be seeking Class Action status in Federal Court. Edison runs 130 schools nationwide and serves approximately 132,000 public school students in twenty states.