Twenty-seven heroes were today inducted into the Impact Fund Class Action Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes named plaintiffs whose commitment and determination has led to significant advances in economic, environmental, racial, and social justice. Equal Justice Society clients Darryl White, Carl Pinkston, LaRayvian Barnes, Seth Sandronsky, and Roslyn Sandronsky – named plaintiffsContinueContinue reading “EJS Clients Black Parallel School Board Inducted into Impact Fund Class Action Hall of Fame”
Category Archives: Education
Lawsuit: Black and Disabled Students Suffer Discrimination & Banishment in Antelope Valley
In the Antelope Valley, Black students and students with disabilities are systematically neglected, punished and criminalized under a locally-sanctioned system of discipline that violates state and federal laws and denies them their right to an education. Now those students and their families are suing the Antelope Valley Union High School District (AVUHSD) and asking theContinueContinue reading “Lawsuit: Black and Disabled Students Suffer Discrimination & Banishment in Antelope Valley”
Sacramento City Unified School District Settlement in Race and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Increases Accountability
Sacramento, Calif. — A group of plaintiffs that includes the Black Parallel School Board and several individual students has reached a settlement agreement with the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) in a lawsuit that challenged the district’s longstanding harmful practices of excluding and segregating students with disabilities, particularly Black students with disabilities. Original ComplaintContinueContinue reading “Sacramento City Unified School District Settlement in Race and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Increases Accountability”