A group of California parents and students have filed a federal lawsuit against the Compton school district alleging a pattern of abuse and racial profiling of Latinos by school police.
Continue reading...The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against the California Department of Education (CDE) alleging CDE has ignored its obligation to make sure that thousands of students learning English receive adequate and legally required assistance.
Continue reading...A leading Latino legal civil rights organization is suing the ABC Unified School District in California claiming the district is illegally diluting the voting clout of Latinos and barring them from elective office by using an at-large electoral system for school board races.
Continue reading...The California Teachers Association (CTA) and the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) have filed a motion in L.A. County Superior Court to intervene as defendants in a lawsuit that would radically alter tenure for public school teachers.
Continue reading...The Los Angeles Times reports that California Treasurer Bill Lockyer is seeking a legal opinion from California Attorney General Kamala Harris to determine if some local education officials and the municipal finance firms they employ are violating state law by campaigning to get school construction bonds passed.
Continue reading...EdSource reports that schools are required by the beginning of this month to implement a formal complaint process allowing families to challenge what they believe are illegal fees under a new state law governing when local school districts may charge students for school-related materials, trips, and activities.
Continue reading...The Appeal-Democrat reports that four special education teachers at Yuba City High School have filed a lawsuit against their school district alleging that their class assignments exceed caseload limits set by state law.
Continue reading...The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the National Center for Law & Policy has filed suit on behalf of Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock and their two children against the Encinitas Union School District, demanding that the district stop its student yoga program.
Continue reading...A report on DailyBreeze.com states that Jack Berghouse, who filed suit against the Sequoia Union High School District after school officials removed his son from a sophomore honors class for cheating, has dropped a lawsuit challenging the punishment.
Continue reading...The Los Angeles Times reports that the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California has announced that it has reached settlements with the city of Glendale and the Glendale Unified School District on behalf of eight Latino students who alleged that officials engaged in racial profiling and illegal searches during a 2010 incident at Hoover High School.
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