Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Illinois

Is it illegal for a private college to allow for only black and latino students to fail a course? I feel as though it is, and this happened to me earlier this year. In one of my classes in graduate school, I was segregated from other students, who intimidated me based on race. My instructor was very rude in his behavior; for example, he gave white students extra credit for attendance and did not give me extra credit for attendance although I attended every class. Overall, my instructor deprived me of my rights and was not fair. This was based on race and my being non-white. I attended every class and made an effort to learn. However, the instructor did not offer any written guides, handouts, or homework to help students identify lectures. In my opinion, the classroom was too social and the instructor would to allow all students the privilege to pass the course. Meanwhile, the norm at my graduate school is to use ample amounts of learning tools because of the distinct differences in every student's abilities to use information. The line drawn between whites and other students was very clear; the white students had very derogatory behaviors that involved negative attitudes on race and did not attempt to associate with people of color. The instructor allowed for this type of intimidation to affect grades and I failed the class after I put forth a lot of effort to pass the class. I believe that my rights were denied as a person.

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