Know Your Rights: If you are a parent of a child with a disability within the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) and are experiencing similar concerns mentioned in this lawsuit, please contact the Disability Rights California confidential intake line at 1-800-776-5746, available 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Nov. 4 Community Meeting onContinue reading “EJS and Co-Counsel Sue Sacramento School District Over the Segregation and Mistreatment of Students with Disabilities, Particularly Black Students with Disabilities”
Category Archives: Education
New EJS Report: Breaking The Chains 2: The Preschool-To-Prison Pipeline Epidemic
The increasing trend of suspending students is part of a phenomenon known as the school-to-prison pipeline (“STPP”). Equal Justice Society’s previous publication, “Breaking The Chains”, explains the STPP as the process by which at-risk high school and middle school students are pushed out of learning environments and into the juvenile justice system. Our new report,Continue reading “New EJS Report: Breaking The Chains 2: The Preschool-To-Prison Pipeline Epidemic”
KHSD Community Meeting in Bakersfield: A Positive Step Forward
Last week, over 60 Kern High School District (KHSD) parents and students (as well as several KHSD administrators) gathered in Bakersfield for a community meeting to learn about next steps in the wake of a landmark settlement reached this summer with KHSD as a result of school discipline policies that disproportionately impact students ofContinue reading “KHSD Community Meeting in Bakersfield: A Positive Step Forward”